MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A girl was wounded in the Annunciation Church mass shooting while protecting her friend, and her family is asking for support during her journey to recovery.

Lydia Kaiser was injured while protecting her friend during the first mass of the school year, according to a GoFundMe shared by the Kaiser family.

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The Annunciation Church mass shooting left Lydia in "very serious condition" after she went through "an unimaginable surgery" for her injuries, according to a GoFundMe organized on her behalf.

The GoFundMe adds that Lydia's father, Harry, is a gym teacher at the school and stayed with the children in the church until they were reunited with their families.

Harry even stayed with the children inside th

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