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Annunciation Catholic Church and School shooting
Feven Gerezgiher and Kerem Yücel

Merkel family, Annunciation community honor first birthday without Fletcher

Fletcher's birthday
A photograph of Fletcher Merkel is displayed on a classroom screen as his mother Mollie Merkel, sister Hazel Merkel and father Jesse Merkel sit with his classmates during a visit at Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. The family visited on what would have been Fletcher’s birthday and shared a slideshow of photos following his death at the school.
Kerem Yücel | MPR News

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