Harper (10) and Fletcher (8) were killed in a shooting when they participated in a misales at their Catholic school in Minneapolis, in the state of Minnesota, in which 18 others were also injured. “Yesterday a coward decided to take our eight -year -old son Fletcher away from us,” said his father Jesse Merkel on Thursday during an emotional press conference. “We will never hold him again, talk to him, play with him, and see him grow up to the great young man he was going to become. He loved his family, of cooking, especially of fish. Especially from fishing. Please remember Fletcher for whom he was, and not for the act that his life ended,” he also begged.
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Merkel also said that he hoped that the 18 people – including 15 children – who were injured would soon recover in the shooting, and that the victims would “recover mentally and find the power to lead a loving, happy and full life.” While he was getting his tears, Merkel asked the audience to remember his son as the loving 8-year-old boy he was, and not because he died. “Give your children an extra hug and kiss today,” he said. “We love you. Fletcher, you will always be with us.”
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The parents of Harper Moyski, Michael Moyski and Jackie Flavin, said in an explanation that their daughter was’ a cheerful and very loved 10-year-old, whose smile, friendliness and enthusiasm touched her. Her little sister worshiped her big sister, and mourns for an unimaginable loss of our pain. ”
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In their own words, they also hope that “her memory encourages action to stop arms violence. No family should ever endure this kind of pain,” it sounded. “Change is possible and necessary, so that the story of Harper is not the umpteenth tragedy in a long series. The light of Harper will always shine through us, and we hope that her memory inspires others to work on a safer, more compassionate world.”
In the meantime, the police do not have a clear motive for the attack, but says that the perpetrator had ‘extreme anti -religious beliefs’, and had previously been at the same school ..