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Nurse Treating Minneapolis School Shooting Victims Learns Her 12-Year-Old Is Among Them

Her work in the Hennepin County Medical Center pediatric ICU now intersects with her family's crisis, with daughter Sophia Forchas in critical condition.

Overview

  • A family GoFundMe says 12-year-old Sophia Forchas underwent emergency surgery and remains in the ICU in critical condition.
  • Hennepin County Medical Center confirmed to People that Sophia’s mother is an employee in the pediatric ICU caring for victims.
  • Reports describe the attack during a back-to-school Mass at Annunciation Catholic School, with two children killed and at least 17 others injured.
  • The shooter, identified as 23-year-old former Annunciation student Robin Westman, died of a self-inflicted gunshot after firing into the church through stained-glass windows.
  • Police have not determined a motive; reporting says investigators are reviewing posts and writings, including a manifesto and messages on gun magazines.