THE first child victim of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting has been named as eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel.
Fletcher was one of two children killed during mass at Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday as his father paid a heartbreaking tribute.
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In a heartbreaking statement dad Jessie said: “Fletcher loved his family, friends, fishing, cooking, and any sports that he was allowed to play.
“While the hole in our hearts and lives will never be filled, I hope that in time, our family can find healing.”
The devastated father added that Fletcher was “on the path to becoming to a wonderful young man”.
Sick lone gunman Robin Westman, 23, fired over 100 bullets at defenseless kids and teachers in the horror attack.
He later turned the gun on himself before police could arrive.
Jessie didn’t say Robin’s name as spoke today but instead referred to him as a “coward”.
He blamed him for taking away Fletcher’s loved one’s ability to “hold him, talk to him, play with him, and watch him grow”.
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