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12-Year-Old Lydia Kaiser Leaves Hospital After Annunciation Shooting

She was the final pediatric patient from the attack to depart Children's Minnesota, with skull-replacement surgery expected later this month.

A 12-year-old girl with a backpack and green polo school uniform shirt poses with her arms around a chocolate Lab on a front stoop of a home.
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Overview

  • Children's Minnesota confirmed that Lydia Kaiser was discharged on Saturday following treatment for a traumatic brain injury.
  • A family update says she is walking and talking, and she was hurt while shielding a younger student during the Aug. 27 attack.
  • Doctors previously performed two procedures, including removal of bullet fragments and a decompressive surgery to relieve brain pressure, with another operation planned to replace a removed skull section.
  • Of the 18 injured children, only 12-year-old Sophia Forchas remains hospitalized in critical condition, though a neurosurgeon said her status was trending in a better direction.
  • Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance visited Lydia last week, and her father, Harry Kaiser, publicly urged concrete steps to reduce gun violence.