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A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head during the shooting at a Catholic school in Minnesota back in August has been released from the hospital ... and, she and her father are beaming in the first snaps taken.

Sophia Forchas left Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis this week, almost two months after the August 27 shooting, which left 2 dead and numerous others injured ... wearing her PJs and grinning for the cameras while hopping into a white limo -- the only ride suitable for someone with a recovery so miraculous. Gofundme

Her dad's clearly overjoyed in the picture ... bursting into laughter while standing alongside his little girl.

Sophia's parents Amy and Tom announced the happy news of her return to GoFundMe yesterday ... just a few days before Sophia is s

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