Public vigil scheduled in support of Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally shooting victims
CHRIS AND BRYA. ALL RIGHT. MATT, THANKS. AND AS YOU KNOW, CHILDREN WERE AMONG THOSE WHO WERE SHOT OR OTHERWISE INJURED IN TODAY’S PARADE SHOOTING. KMBC NINE S JACKSON KURTZ HAS THIS UPDATE FROM POLICE AT CHILDREN’S MERCY HOSPITAL WITH THAT UPDATE FROM CHILDREN’S MERCY. TONIGHT, ALL CHILDREN INJURED WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS OR INJURED FROM TODAY’S END OF THE CHIEF’S RALLY ARE GOING TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY. INITIALLY, 12 OF THOSE PEOPLE BROUGHT HERE TO CHILDREN’S MERCY FROM THE VIOLENCE OF TODAY, 11 OF THEM WERE CHILDREN. THEY’RE ALL GOING TO BE OKAY. THANKFULLY, WE KNOW NINE OF THEM HAD GUNSHOT WOUNDS. THE AGES RANGING FROM 5 TO 16 YEARS OLD, JUST KIDS COMING OUT TO SEE THEIR FAVORITE PLAYER, THEIR FAVORITE TEAM, CELEBRATING A SUPER BOWL WIN, HAVING TO DEAL WITH VIOLENCE OF TODAY. CHILDREN’S MERCY HAS BEEN WORKING OVERTIME TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE SAFE, TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE CARED FOR, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO LIVE A HAPPY LIFE. TODAY HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DISHEARTENING FOR. THE ONE WORD I WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE WHAT WE SAW AND HOW THEY FELT WHEN THEY CAME TO US WAS FEAR AND CHILDREN’S MERCY, SAYS THEY HAVE HEARD FROM CHIEFS PLAYERS WANTING TO HELP. THAT’S SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY MAY SEE DOWN THE LIN
Public vigil scheduled in support of Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally shooting victims
Updated: 2:46 PM PST Feb 15, 2024
A public vigil has been organized in support of the victims of the mass shooting that broke out at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade and rally on Wednesday.Community members are gathering Thursday night in Skywalk Memorial Park following the deadly incident that left 23 people shot and one woman, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, dead.Half of the 23 victims were children, according to law enforcement. Related video above: All children hurt in Chiefs parade shooting to make full recovery, Children’s Mercy Hospital saysOn Thursday, sister station KMBC’s NewsChopper 9 was over Union Station when a message of hope and strength appeared at the shooting scene. Police at the secured scene are taking white chairs left out from yesterday’s rally and are using them to spell out “KC Strong.”
A public vigil has been organized in support of the victims of the mass shooting that broke out at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade and rally on Wednesday.
Community members are gathering Thursday night in Skywalk Memorial Park following the deadly incident that left 23 people shot and one woman, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, dead.
Half of the 23 victims were children, according to law enforcement.
Related video above: All children hurt in Chiefs parade shooting to make full recovery, Children’s Mercy Hospital says
On Thursday, sister station KMBC’s NewsChopper 9 was over Union Station when a message of hope and strength appeared at the shooting scene.
Police at the secured scene are taking white chairs left out from yesterday’s rally and are using them to spell out “KC Strong.”
