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“His gift to us was the chance to know him and love him,” she
said.
The Aug. 27 shooting injured at least 21 others, most of them
students at Annunciation Catholic School. Officials have
identified the shooter as Robin Westman, 23, a former student
armed with a rifle, pistol and shotgun who allegedly fired more
than a hundred rounds through the windows of the church just
before 8:30 a.m. Westman was found dead of what appeared to be a
self-inflicted gunshot.
A service for Harper Moyski, the 10-year-old girl who was also
killed in the shooting, will be held Sept. 14 in Minneapolis. An
obituary described the girl as “pure magic,” a dog lover who
dreamed of becoming a veterinarian one day.
Speakers at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church on Sunday choked back
tears to smile and laugh in honor of Fletcher’s brief life. They
held funeral programs featuring his portrait, with the words:
“Forever loved, child of God.”
Mourners talked about his love of fishing, something he often
did with his dad Jesse, and how he made friends wherever he
went.
Fletcher was “always in motion,” a child who loved playing
sports and trying out new foods, like pickled herring, according
to his obituary.
He was recently and briefly on-air at a local radio station when
his mother Mollie called in so Fletcher and other children could
give their best impression of fireworks for a contest.
Besides his parents, he leaves behind two brothers and a sister
and his dog, Clementine.
Mourners included Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, St.
Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and Gov. Tim Walz and his wife Gwen.
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