Post-dating this information about the Tuesday mass shooting in Kansas City at the Chiefs’ parade after their Super Bowl win. This is part of an ongoing effort I’m making on my blog to chronicle mass shootings in the U.S.
ETA on 2/20/24 at bottom of post.
Two juveniles have been detained on gun-related and resisting arrest charges after the shooting that left one person dead and 22 others injured. Authorities said they believe a dispute among several people ended in gunfire. A news release from the Jackson County Family Court said more charges are expected, pending a continuing investigation by Kansas City police.
The Jackson County Family Court said in a statement that the juveniles were charged Thursday and are being detained in the county’s Juvenile Detention Center.
Among the victims is radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was killed at the site. The other 22 victims range in ages from 6 to 47, at least half under the age of 16. Children’s Mercy Hospital reported the youngest patient they received was six.
Several firearms were recovered.
Missouri currently has no age restrictions on gun use and possession, although federal law largely prohibits minors from carrying handguns.
A detailed account of Missouri’s gun laws (or lack thereof) can be found at this ABC link.
ETA 2/20/24 from The New York Times:
Two Missouri residents were charged with murder connected to the shooting after the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City,, Missouri, Jean Peters Baker, the Jackson County prosecutor, announced on Tuesday.
The men, Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays, began arguing as the rally dispersed, authorities said, a dispute that quickly escalated when both men pulled out guns and began firing at each other. A bystander was killed by the gunfire.
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Both of the men facing murder charges were wounded by gunfire and remain hospitalized. Prosecutors said more arrests were possible.
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Two days after the shooting, two teenagers were charged with resisting arrest and “gun-related” offenses. The teenagers have not been publicly identified and could eventually be tried as adults after a judicial process that can take days or weeks to decide how they should be tried.
“This senseless evil killing!!!” – The Doctor.
These shootings always make me sad.
Also, since I used up too much leave, I don’t get to goto the Doctor Who convention in LA this weekend, and there are at least two classic era actors I really wanted to meet. So, I’ve been making my own with some goodies and DVDs while wearing the convention’s T-Shirts I bought from my previous visits. At the time I’m taking a break, seeing how the world outside is, I’m writing this comment while pausing a pending gun fight.
“How old are you? … That’s 18 then. To young to have fought in the war, so I’m guessing you never shot anyone before, have you? … Don’t you see? Violence doesn’t end violence; it extends it.” – The Doctor in “A Town Called Mercy”
They make me sad and angry, too. Sorry you’ll be missing a convention that would have brought you happiness but tickled that you’ll find your own way to celebrate at home.
How many mass shootings have there been this year? I don’t think they are all reported here.
Grabbed this grim fact online: As of April 30, a total of 256 people have been killed and 625 people have been wounded in 172 mass shootings in the U.S.
Source explaining all the criteria and proving far more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2024
172! WTF..?