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13-year-old Chiefs fan Cash Adams shared with local outlet KMBC his experience of being shot during Wednesday’s celebration.

“I was about the second row back from the front in the rally,” Cash recounted. “Went left, and I got hit. I heard ‘pop, pop, pop,’ and then I knew I’d been hit, so I just ran.”

Fortunately, Cash’s injuries were minor, and he was able to return to school the following day, he informed the outlet.

Missouri’s gun laws are considered some of the most lenient in the country, with the Giffords Law Center describing them as “appallingly weak.”

No background check is mandated for firearm purchases, nor is a permit required for concealed carry. There is no prohibition on assault weapons.

There are also no restrictions on firearm ownership for individuals with prior convictions for violent crimes, and firearms are not mandated to be securely stored to prevent access by children.

In 2021, Missouri passed a law known as the “Second Amendment Preservation Act,” which rendered federal gun regulations unlawful statewide and prohibited law enforcement from enforcing any federal laws that impinge on the people’s right to bear arms.

Jacob Gooch recounted hearing a woman pleading with the shooter, saying “don’t do it.”

“I personally did not witness the shooter,” Mr Gooch stated. “I heard the commotion of a girl or some girls saying ‘don’t do it, not here, this is stupid’ or something like that. And then the gunshots, which at the time I mistook for fireworks.”

Mr Gooch was shot in the ankle, his wife in the calf, and his son in the foot, he revealed.

The survivor also informed CBS Mornings that he spotted a group of suspicious individuals before the gunfire erupted, though he was uncertain if they were connected to the incident.

“I mean, I grew suspicious of a particular group of people who were present,” Mr Gooch mentioned. “We were positioned on the left side of the stage when the shooting occurred. And just before it happened, there was this group dressed in all black. Around four, five, six individuals in black attire, black masks.”

“They vanished into the crowd and then the incident occurred as soon as we started moving,” he continued.