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Two Juveniles Charged in Connection With Kansas City Chiefs Rally Shooting

Author: Editors Desk Source: WSJ:

February 17, 2024 at 03:45

Preliminary findings indicate the shooting had no link to terrorism or homegrown violent extremism, officials said. PHOTO: NICK WAGNER/ZUMA PRESS

One person was killed and 22 people were shot in the incident

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Officials in Jackson County, which includes most of Kansas City, charged two juveniles in connection with a shooting at a Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally Wednesday that killed one person and wounded 22.

The youths were charged with gun-related and resisting-arrest charges, said Valerie Hartman, a spokeswoman for Missouri’s 16th judicial circuit court. Additional charges are expected as police continue investigating, she said.

The charges were filed Thursday and made public Friday. The juveniles were charged by the Office of the Juvenile Officer, a position that would be considered a prosecutor in the adult judicial system, Hartman said.

The youths are currently detained. It couldn’t be determined how old they are.

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said her office has worked with juvenile court officers on the case and expects to be at future hearings. “Though we do not oversee or supervise the juvenile officers, we work closely with them,” she said.

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