Fight leads to shooting at Super Bowl parade in Kansas City

One person was killed and 22 were injured in a shooting during the Super Bowl celebration parade in Kansas City (Missouri, USA), police said on Thursday. The shooting was caused by a fight.

“Preliminary results of the investigation indicate there is no connection to terrorism or domestic violent extremism,” the chief of the Kansas City Police Department told a news conference. Stacey graves.

“Apparently,” he said, “it was A brawl between several people that ended in gunfire.

It was told in the press conference that the 22 people injured by the projectile are of different ages. From 8 to 47 years, And? Half of them are under 16 years of age.

This also Two of the three arrested are minors And the police confiscated many weapons.

The event took place in the vicinity of Union Station, Kansas City’s central train station, the endpoint of the Kansas City Chiefs celebration parade and a gathering place for thousands of fans.About one million people participated in the festive parade.

It is legal to carry a weapon on the street in the state of Missouri.