Twelve-year-old Sophia Forchas was released from the hospital on Thursday, nearly two months after she was shot in the head at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27. She is the final victim of the mass shooting to be discharged.

Her father Tom Forchas joined her as they exited a limousine at HCMC to visit staff there after her discharge from Gilette Children’s Hospital. Sophia wore a blue sweatsuit with a blue St. Paul Saints baseball cap. They were greeted by a cheering crowd, many hugs and gifts.

The Catholic Spirit, the news outlet for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, shared video of Sophia stepping out of the limo, walking, smiling, nodding and hugging people.

Dr. Walt Galicich, the chief of neurosurgery at Hennepin Healthcare who led Sophia’s

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