Loved ones gather to plant tree for 7-year-old killed in Minneapolis bicycle accident

Family, friends and first responders gathered Wednesday outside 7-year-old Penelope Thompson's home in Minneapolis to plant a tree in her honor. She died when a motorist hit her while she was riding her bicycle in early September.

October 11, 2023 at 7:27PM
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Renée Jones Schneider has been a multimedia photographer at the Star Tribune since 2003. 

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