Born June 7, 1987 in Minneapolis, Nick was the son of Michael Allen and Kathleen Mary (Larson) Torkelson. He was the youngest of three children. Nick’s childhood years were spent in Prior Lake.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Keara Torkelson knows what can change in an instant. "After I'd been in Texas for two days, the Fort Hood Shooting happened — I was shot in the top of my head and in my back ...