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Kansas City shooting: DJ killed and more than 20 wounded as violence erupts at Chiefs' Super Bowl parade

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The Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration has become the latest backdrop for a mass shooting as gunfire sent fans scrambling for cover and left 21 people wounded and one woman dead.

At least eight children are among those who were shot.

Wednesday's shooting outside Union Station happened despite the presence of more than 800 police officers who were in the building and nearby, including on top of nearby structures, said mayor Quinton Lucas, who attended with his wife and mother and ran

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