(Background) Tom Forchas, Amy Forchas, Dr. Walt Galicich, Sophia Forchas, and Anthony Forchas; Hennepin Healthcare via Facebook. (L) Portrait of Sophian Forchas, (Photo via: GoFundMe)

Annunciation shooting victim Sophia Forchas returns home in time for 13th birthday after 2 months of recovery

Nearly two months after the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in south Minneapolis, the final hospitalized survivor, 12-year-old Sophia Forchas, has finally been released from the hospital — a hopeful milestone in the community’s long road to healing.

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A memorial to yesterday's shooting victims sits in front of Annunciation Catholic Church on August 28, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A gunman fired through the windows of the church while students were sitting in pews during a Catholic school Mass, killing two children and injuring at least 17 others. The gunman reportedly died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trans Minneapolis shooter described relationship with his ‘furry’ ex-girlfriend as the ‘root of my suffering’

Robin Westman, the transgender assailant who fatally shot two children and injured several others at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last week, had recently ended his long-term relationship with his “furry” girlfriend prior to the heart-wrenching tragedy.

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