Sophia Forchas, a 12-year-old girl critically injured in a deadly shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis last month, is making “miraculous” progress in her recovery, her family has said.

“Sophia is winning! Your Prayers are working,” her family said in a Monday statement through Hennepin Healthcare.

Forchas was shot in the head on Aug. 27, when an assailant opened fire during Mass at Annunciation Catholic School. She had been in critical condition at Hennepin County Medical Center until Sept. 11, when she was elevated to serious condition.

Her family noted in Monday’s statement that her medical team is preparing to transfer her from acute care to an inpatient rehabilitation program. In a GoFundMe page launched after the shooting, the family noted that Sophia’s younger brother was

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