Los sobrevivientes y testigos de la violencia armada a menudo se congelan emocionalmente al principio, como mecanismo de afrontamiento. A medida que se acerca el cumplimiento de un año desde el tiroteo en el desfile de la victoria de los Chiefs, la última entrega de nuestra serie “The Injured” analiza cómo algunos sobrevivientes hablan de resiliencia, mientras que otros intentan desesperadamente aguantar.

Survivors and witnesses of gun violence often freeze emotionally at first, as a coping mechanism. As the one-year mark since the Chiefs victory parade shooting nears, the last installment in our series “The Injured” looks at how some survivors talk about resilience, while others are desperately trying to hang on.

Nine months after the Feb. 14 shooting, people wounded at the Kansas City Chiefs' victory parade are wary of more gun violence. In this installment of “The Injured,” survivors of the shooting say they feel gun violence is inescapable and are desperately seeking a sense of safety.

Seis meses después del desfile del 14 de febrero, los sobrevivientes menores de 18 años responden de manera diferente a los ruidos fuertes, las celebraciones y las cosas que les encantaban hacer. En esta entrega de nuestra serie “The Injured,” conocemos a niños que sobrevivieron al tiroteo masivo solo para vivir con cicatrices emocionales.

Six months after the Feb. 14 parade, survivors under 18 years old respond differently to loud noises, celebrations and things they used to love to do. In this installment of “The Injured,” we meet kids who survived the mass shooting only to live with long-term emotional scars.

The United Way of Greater Kansas City gave $1.2 million to victims and $832,000 to 14 community groups Thursday, hoping to reach individual gunshot victims from the Kansas City Chiefs’ parade shootings and the larger community working to prevent gun violence.