Joe Biden said that the mass shootings at a Super Bowl celebration rally in Kansas City today “cuts deep in the American soul.” “Today’s events should move us, shock us, shame us into acting.
What are we waiting for? What else do we need to see? How many more families need to be torn apart?” he said in a statement released by the White House.
Authorities said that 22 people were shot, including one who died from wounds. Nine of those injured were children. Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said officers have “three persons detained and under investigation.” Kansas City radio station KKFI said that one of its DJs, Lisa Lopez, was killed in the shootings.
The rally was taking place at the city’s Union Station, where crowds had gathered to celebrate the Chiefs’ third Super Bowl win in a row.
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