Overview
- Escorted in a white limousine with a police motorcade, she visited Hennepin Healthcare to thank staff and stopped at her school before arriving home.
- Doctors said a bullet lodged in her brain caused severe damage, requiring removal of part of her skull and a medically induced coma under neurosurgeon Dr. Walt Galicich.
- Her family reports steady gains, including walking and improving speech, with a long recovery anticipated through ongoing outpatient rehabilitation.
- The Aug. 27 church shooting during a school Mass killed students Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, and injured many others; the shooter, Robin (Robert) Westman, died by suicide at the scene.
- Community support has surged, with a verified GoFundMe surpassing $1.1 million, as she returns home just before her 13th birthday.