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Doctor calls Sophia Forchas’ survival a ‘miracle’ as she continues to recover from the Annunciation Catholic school shooting.
Seventh-grader Sophia Forchas, 12, was shot during the Annunciation shooting on Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. She has been fighting for her life, and now her parents say prayer has brought their little girl back to them. (photo: Courtesy photo / GoFundMe/Forchas Family )
A wave of joy is rippling across the country today, with the news overnight from the family of Sophia Forchas, the 12-year-old who was shot and left in critical condition following the horrific Annunciation shooting that claimed the lives of two students while the pupils were attending the first school Mass of the new school year.
In a statement shared on the family’s GoFundMe page, the parents wrote:
“Sophia is winning. Your prayers are working.”
Doctors who worked on Sophia had said she was “on the brink of death,” as the gunshot struck her head, leaving a bullet lodged in her brain.
In a news conference Sept. 5, neurosurgeon Dr. Walt Galicich told reporters that he would attempt to “go through the normal brain to get there” and potentially cause more damage. Given the pressure in her brain, Sophia’s survival was extremely low.
The neurosurgeon led a team in performing a decompressive craniectomy, which removed the left half of her skull to allow the pressure in her brain to be relieved.
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A wave of joy is rippling across the country today, with the news overnight from the family of Sophia Forchas, the 12-year-old who was shot and left in critical condition following the horrific Annunciation shooting that claimed the lives of two students while the pupils were attending the first school Mass of the new school year.
In a statement shared on the family’s GoFundMe page, the parents wrote:
“Sophia is winning. Your prayers are working.”
Doctors who worked on Sophia had said she was “on the brink of death,” as the gunshot struck her head, leaving a bullet lodged in her brain.
In a news conference Sept. 5, neurosurgeon Dr. Walt Galicich told reporters that he would attempt to “go through the normal brain to get there” and potentially cause more damage. Given the pressure in her brain, Sophia’s survival was extremely low.
The neurosurgeon led a team in performing a decompressive craniectomy, which removed the left half of her skull to allow the pressure in her brain to be relieved.
Continued below.
Miracle Recovery: Prayers Credited for Annunciation Shooting Survivor Sophia Forchas
Doctor calls Sophia Forchas’ survival a ‘miracle’ as she continues to recover from the Annunciation Catholic school shooting.
