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Photos: Shooting in Kansas City after Chiefs' victory parade

By Sharon McCalister

Published February 14, 2024 at 7:56 PM PST

This story was published more than 1 year ago.

People flee after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Americans are, once again, expressing outrage over a mass shooting, this time at the end of a parade Wednesday honoring the 2024 Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

One person was killed and at least 21 others were injured in the attack outside Union Station in Kansas City, Mo.

Doctors and administrators at Children's Mercy, one of three Kansas City, Mo.-area hospitals where shooting victims were transported, said at a press conference that they treated 11 children. Nine of those children suffered gunshot wounds. Their ages ranged from 6 to 15.

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People take cover during a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade.

An injured person is aided near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade.

Several people were shot and two people were detained after a rally celebrating the Chiefs Super Bowl victory.

People leave the area following a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade .

An injured person is helped near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade.

People flee after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade.

People take cover during a shooting at Union Station.

Law enforcement responds to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade.

Law enforcement and medical personnel respond to a shooting at Union Station.

Emergency personnel, left, take a stretcher into Union Station following a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs NFL football Super Bowl celebration.

The Kansas City Chiefs celebrate during their victory rally at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo.

Law enforcement and medical personnel respond to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade.

Law enforcement respond to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade.

Multiple people were injured after gunfire erupted at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday, local police said.

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