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57 Days After a Gunshot to the Head, 12-Year-Old School Massacre Survivor Has Returned Home
Sophia Forchas was critically injured in the mass shooting that killed two students and injured 30 others, with over $1.1 million raised for her recovery, officials said.
- On Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, 12-year-old Sophia Forchas was released from Gillette Children's St. Paul Campus and received cheers and hugs outside Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis.
- On Aug. 27, at Annunciation Catholic Church and School, two students were killed and 30 people hurt, with Sophia Forchas, then 12, critically wounded by a rifle round to the head.
- After a period in critical condition, Sophia Forchas underwent extensive surgery that included part of her skull removed and was placed in a medically-induced coma; Dr. Walt Galicich warned she might not survive and later embraced her at discharge.
- A police motorcade escorted Sophia Forchas home to Edina in a limousine under Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara's escort, stopping at Annunciation School where classmates greeted her with signs and hugs.
- A GoFundMe for Sophia and her family has raised more than $1.1 million, and Sophia Forchas, 12-year-old, is the last injured to be released as Annunciation School returns to normal and officials urge state lawmakers on gun laws.
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Girl Shot in Minneapolis Church Returns Home From Hospital
MINNEAPOLIS—A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head during a deadly attack at a Minneapolis Catholic church in August was released from the hospital Thursday and greeted with cheers as the police chief paraded her around town in a stretch limousine, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Sophia Forchas was the most seriously wounded child among those who survived the shooting at the Church of the Annunciation. A shooter opened fire with …
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Minneapolis church shooting victim released from hospital after miraculous recovery
Sophia Forchas left the hospital surrounded by a cheering crowd, marking a miraculous recovery after surviving the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting.
·Seattle, United States
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