JD Vance says meeting with families of victims from Minneapolis church shooting affected him deeply

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday met with families and victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis that killed two schoolchildren and injured 21 people. “God Heals The Broken Hearted,” “We Love you,” and “Show Love.”“I have never had a day that will stay with me like this day did,” Vance told reporters. “I would just say, take the concerns of these parents seriously,” Vance told reporters. The Vances visited with Lydia Kaiser, who is recovering from surgery, and her family, the hospital said. Fletcher Merkel’s funeral is set for Sunday at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, his family said in a statement Wednesday.