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Inside shooting victim Fletcher Merkel's bedroom

Inside shooting victim Fletcher Merkel's bedroom

Summary

Eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel was one of two children killed in a random shooting at a church in Minneapolis last August. A CBS News reporter spoke with Fletcher’s parents about their son and the special place his bedroom holds as a memory.

Key Facts

  • Fletcher Merkel was eight years old.
  • He died in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis.
  • The shooting happened last August.
  • Two students were killed in the attack.
  • CBS News featured a story about Fletcher’s bedroom.
  • Steve Hartman, a CBS reporter, talked with Fletcher’s parents, Jesse and Mollie Merkel.
  • The piece is connected to the documentary “All the Empty Rooms,” which shows rooms of young shooting victims.
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