Another child’s room now a silent memorial to the toll of school shootings

In south Minneapolis, a second-floor bedroom remains much as it was. A boy’s life — frozen in time.

The room belonged to 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel. For his parents, Jesse and Mollie, it’s a silent memorial.

Fletcher was one of two students killed by a gunman who opened fire at the Annunciation Catholic Church and School on Aug. 27, 2025…

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