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    Mary Sanchez: Why my beloved Kansas City suffered a mass shooting

    Not quite four hours had passed since the shooting that abruptly ended my city’ s gloriously joyful Super Bowl victory parade for the Kansas City Chiefs. Mayor Quinton Lucas stands beside the chief of police, regularly issuing updates on the victims, and on the two juvenile perpetrators who were quickly detained. To some ears, the phrase should be reserved for all...
    by Mary Sanchez, Tribune Content Agency Feb 17, 2024 3 minutes

    The words about the tragedy tumbled from the mouth of Kansas City’s mayor, grim-faced, who stood before a scrum of reporters outside of police headquarters.

    Not quite four hours had passed since the shooting that abruptly ended my city’s gloriously joyful Super Bowl victory parade for the Kansas City Chiefs.

    It was a parade that I attended.

    As a fan, I loved lifting a friend’s three-year-old son up so he could see the players, the confetti, and the Midwestern community pride on full display.

    As a reporter, patience tempered

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