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KFF Health News and KCUR are investigating what happens to children and adults who survive gun violence and suffer physically or emotionally for months afterward, if not the rest of their lives. The people profiled here survived the Feb. 14, 2024, mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThey Were Injured at the Super Bowl Parade. A Month Later, They Feel Forgotten.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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March 14, 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t

In the first of our series \u201cThe Injured,\u201d a Kansas family remembers Valentine\u2019s Day as the beginning of panic attacks, life-altering trauma, and waking to nightmares of gunfire. Thrown into the spotlight by the shootings, they wonder how they will recover.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThree People Shot at Super Bowl Parade Grapple With Bullets Left in Their Bodies\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Despite the rise of gun violence in America, few medical guidelines exist on removing bullets from survivors\u2019 bodies. In the second installment of our series \u201cThe Injured,\u201d we meet three people shot at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade who are dealing with the bullets inside them in different ways.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t

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Families of the people hurt during the Feb. 14 mass shooting are carrying what one expert calls \u201cvictimization debt.\u201d In the third story of our series \u201cThe Injured,\u201d we learn about the strain of paying small and large medical bills and other out-of-pocket costs.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t

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We are continuing to report on the effects of the parade shooting on the people who were injured and the community as a whole. Do you have an experience you want to tell us about, or a question you think we should look into?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Survivors and witnesses of gun violence often freeze emotionally at first, as a coping mechanism. As the one-year mark since the parade shooting nears, the last installment in our series \u201cThe Injured\u201d looks at how some survivors talk about resilience, while others are desperately trying to hang on.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Eight months after the Feb. 14 shooting, people wounded at the Kansas City Chiefs parade are wary of more gun violence. In this installment of \u201cThe Injured,\u201d survivors of the shooting say they feel gun violence is inescapable and are desperately seeking a sense of safety.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Six months after the Feb. 14 parade, parents of survivors under 18 years old say their children are deeply changed. In this installment of \u201cThe Injured,\u201d we meet kids who survived the mass shooting only to live with long-term emotional scars.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The United Way of Greater Kansas City gave $1.2 million to victims and $832,000 to 14 community groups Thursday, hoping to reach other victims from the violence at the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 Super Bowl parade, as well as those working to prevent gun violence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Reporters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bram Sable-Smith
Peggy Lowe, KCUR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lynne Shallcross
Hannah Norman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Editors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

John Hillkirk
Kelly Johnson
Taunya English
Madeline Fox, KCUR
Barbara Shelly, KCUR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photographer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Smith<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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