Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas called Missouri Gov. Mike Parson a racist “dog whistle” when he called the suspected shooters “thugs” at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade. ” was accused of using.
Lucas made the comments during an appearance on local radio show “Up to Date” on Friday.
He told KCUR host Steve Craske that he has seen similar incidents of alleged racism “over and over again.”
“We can’t let some thugs take over and ruin what happened,” Parson said after the shooting.
“I respect the governor. We get along very well,” Lucas told Craske. “I strongly disagree with how he describes the situation. I certainly think this was a criminal act. It was a lawless area, I think it’s a nuisance. “Kin” is a dog whistle in the most classic sense. ”
“I have seen this dog whistle many times. Now on social media, the reason these mugshots were not published is because the alleged defendant is black. “There’s some kind of huge conservative theory that if it was a white defendant, we would have just released it. That’s just ridiculous. There are protections for juveniles,” he added.
Two minors have been charged with gun-related offenses in connection with a shooting last week that left one person dead and 22 injured.
Missouri’s 16th Judicial Circuit ruled Friday that “two juveniles were charged by the Office of Juvenile Officers on Thursday, February 15, 2024, in connection with an incident at the February 14, 2024 chief meeting.” Announced.
“The boys are currently being held in a juvenile detention center on firearm-related and resisting arrest charges,” the court added.
At least 11 children were injured in the shooting but were expected to recover as of Wednesday night.
Nine of them were shot and two suffered other injuries.
The court added in a statement Friday that “additional charges are expected in the future as the investigation by the Kansas City Police Department continues.”
