Last week, the tragic and horrifying school shooting in Minneapolis shocked the nation. While headlines may fade, the victims and their families will carry the pain forever. And some are still fighting to survive — like 12-year-old Sophia Forchas.
Witnessed the horror
The school shooting in Minneapolis on August 27 left two children dead; 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski.
In addition, 21 others, almost all of them children, were injured. The shooter, identified by police as Robin Westman, later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
One of the children critically injured in the Minneapolis school shooting is 12-year-old Sophia Forchas. According to her family, she is now fighting for her life in the hospital.
Sophia, described as bright, kind, and full of energy, was shot during the attack and rushed to the ICU, where she undergoes emergency surgery. Doctors are working tirelessly to stabilize her, but her road to recovery is long, uncertain, and filled with challenges.
Sophia’s younger brother, Anthony, was also inside the school during the shooting. Though he escaped physical injury, he witnessed the horror firsthand and saw his sister fighting for her life, a trauma no child should ever endure.
