The Invisible Toll of America's School Shooting Epidemic The second floor room at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in south Minneapolis remains frozen in time, a poignant reminder of the lives lost to senseless violence.
For Jesse and Mollie Merkel, parents of 8 year old Fletcher who was killed by a gunman on August 27, 2025, this space is a sacred memorial to their son's life.
In recent years, our collective attention has been drawn to the aftermath of school shootings – the vigils, the memorials, and the calls for change.