Sophia Forchas was one of the 18 wounded victims in the Aug. 27 Minneapolis school shooting in which two children were killed
NEED TO KNOW
- Sophia Forchas, 12, was shot in an attack at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis last Wednesday
- Part of her skull was removed, according to a statement Rep. Ilhan Omar, which was shared with Sophia’s family’s permission
- Two children were killed in the attack, and 18 others, including 15 children, were injured
The family of a 12-year-old girl who is among the 18 people injured in a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis last week that also killed two children is asking for prayers as she remains in critical condition.
Sophia Forchas, a seventh grader, was attending Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis last Wednesday morning when Robin Westman, 23, shot into the church through its windows, police said. Sophia was shot in the attack and Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, were killed. Eighteen others, including 15 children, were injured.
Westman was armed with a rifle, a shotgun and a pistol, according to police, who said the three guns were legally purchased. Westman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said…