Thursday’s Top Stories: One dead and 21 injured in Kansas City shooting; father of Matthew Healy pays emotional tribute to son

Kansas City shooting: One dead and 21 injured, including eight children, in attack near Super Bowl parade

At least eight children are among 22 people who were wounded by gunfire in a shooting at the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade in the US on Wednesday, authorities have said.

Kansas City police chief Stacey Graves said at a news conference that one person was dead, identified by her radio station as a DJ.

“I’m angry at what happened today,” Ms Graves said.

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