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The names of the two children who were shot and killed on Wednesday at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis have been released. Harper Lillian Moyski, 10, and Fletcher Merkel, 8, were in the pews of the church at a Mass to celebrate the first week of school when the shooter opened fire on the building. Yesterday, Fletcher's father, Jesse Merkel, spoke publicly for the first time since the shooting and asked that his son be remembered for who he was, not how he died. Here's what officials are saying about the violence .

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