The victims of the shooting at a celebration for the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday included some of the team’s youngest fans.
Eleven children, ages 6 to 15 years, were treated for injuries at Children’s Mercy, a hospital in Kansas City, Mo., said Stephanie Meyer, a senior vice president and chief nursing officer at the hospital.
Nine of the children had gunshot wounds, she said, while the others had “incidental injuries.” None were in critical condition, and all were expected to recover.
“The one word I would use to describe what we saw, and how they felt when they came to us,” she said of the children, “was fear.”
A 12th victim was being treated at the hospital, as well — a mother who had refused to be separated from her child in the wake of the shooting.
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