{"id":4553,"date":"2025-08-29T18:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T18:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=4553"},"modified":"2025-08-29T18:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T18:41:12","slug":"family-of-two-children-8-and-10-killed-during-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=4553","title":{"rendered":"Family of Two Children, 8 and 10, Killed During the"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Families Mourn, Demand Change<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Two grieving families are turning tragedy into a call for action after a gunman opened fire during a school Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>killing 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/f6e5e0fff4cf254bb8fad883556854058ddd8e3f73c1923bdd671e128d31cefd.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38223\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/40f8d1f32047471c8eb01fa6b83ecea5a8f01d1eda4d845516a7269d1fd14fd3.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38222\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5495d0839b4e2fb8edc875de8ac2f2f32c31dd950aecb3be5f7f6a73fb6216f6.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38221\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0b69b5a6e283932f65e1183e5d4d448b84da8ad095979c6f934d04690f1a908e.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38220\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remembering Fletcher and Harper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYesterday, a coward decided to take our eight-year-old son, Fletcher, away from us,\u201d said his father, Jesse Merkel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRemember Fletcher for the person he was and not the act that ended his life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/d4fb461303299b3799f1c7c133821f5f5919a027b6c63c415f725b23609b8970.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38219\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/b2222b7365d523e93bb9fc78ed3bf655e6af6796d89ea869eee506f61b4a0bfd.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38218\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Harper\u2019s parents described her as \u201ca bright, joyful, and deeply loved 10-year-old,\u201d adding,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a family, we are shattered, and words cannot capture the depth of our pain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/af59286b1594e6823cb14ac7d59bc524a1be2ed1a0de9bc7eed32cec504485be.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38217\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/85582a453f8519f6e2fe09299875d8b5e0fb81fc07dcd272ff3a37508cc9659a.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38216\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/7eb85cb9ae7c41807b68453bca3aa7efc0bd6881d4a4827c071f38de9cd800dd.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38215\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/001e2daee3d94b15c240acb2875457ec8ce2bc0359e52d72827abf42073df2db.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38214\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Plea for Action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Harper\u2019s family urged, \u201cNo family should ever have to endure this kind of pain\u2026 Change is possible, and it is necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2076a82ae1f5ea84d02c538ed330757ebb50c15dc674ec9d762dffb09a89a947.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38213\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/f4549779f30bb1dabaf6b16de332121654c0f7f5b623f291cfdcbbc1fc85f59d.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38212\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c7ab5aa714292568e611b951915e345253743a984099cbe2886ef75d786233fc.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38211\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/d8601d060fd7f0b8077e14f4acadda282475ebcc180af3c3e2ac4bb19d946e36.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38210\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/630b3231c28064ae7e912a3f33c37b496bbb883c7939079c27ab868fa940a8aa.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38209\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Community Shaken<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack injured 18 people. The suspect, Robin Westman, died from a self-inflicted gunshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vigils now fill parks as Minneapolis grieves\u2014and families plead for steps to end gun violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3a53db768a713e7538e69712cda49cd1d907f48e1630e5c829364cff6a2af02b-744x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38207\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9ee99ffef3eb8d6c5d5fbb065192da14224a1904d3ad10f4e62d0112d5357395-750x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38206\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/97a44e7f2b852cbd575ef3ed390cb02ec407bc6827377203b083880d22d04793.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38205\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Families Mourn, Demand Change Two grieving families are turning tragedy into a call for action after a gunman opened fire during a school Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, killing 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski. Remembering Fletcher and Harper \u201cYesterday, a coward decided to take our eight-year-old son, Fletcher, away from us,\u201d&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4553"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4555,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4553\/revisions\/4555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}