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A girl who suffered a brain injury during the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27 has been released from the hospital.

Lydia Kaiser was injured while protecting a younger student, according to a verified GoFundMe.

On Thursday, her parents said she had suffered a traumatic brain injury from a bullet and underwent two brain surgeries — one to remove bullet fragments and another “to alleviate the swelling and reduce the pressure on her brain caused by her injury.”

Lydia’s parents wrote she was “making remarkable progress in her recovery” at Children’s Minnesota. They met with Vice President JD Vance and shared their first public remarks on Wednesday. 

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“She is walking, she is talking, she is fighting and she is ever so brave. She has another surgery coming up in the near future. This will be to replace the section of her skull that was removed to allow for swelling of her brain. She will face this surgery with grace, bravery and unbelievable strength,” wrote Jesse Wolf.

On Saturday, a Children’s Minnesota spokesperson said the hospital is no longer caring for any victims from the Annunciation shooting. Minneapolis hospitals admitted most of the 21 injured people in the aftermath. By Wednesday, 

only two children had remained hospitalized.

remains hospitalized in critical condition at HCMC

Two children died after the shooting: 10-year-old Harper Moyski and 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel. 

Fletcher’s funeral is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. A celebration of life for Harper is set for Sept. 14 at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis, according to 

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Lydia Kaiser was injured while protecting a younger student during a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church. A Children’s Minnesota spokesperson said she was discharged from the hospital Saturday afternoon.

Children's Minnesota releases its last Annunciation shooting victim from hospital

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