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'Replica' in jeep next to Kobach stunned onlookers at Shawnee parade. City apologizes. [View all]
Kris Kobach rode in a jeep Saturday morning during the Old Shawnee Day Parade, with a large gun mounted in back. Britt Wicklund Courtesy photo
'Replica' in jeep next to Kobach stunned onlookers at Shawnee parade. City apologizes.
BY HUNTER WOODALL AND MIKE HENDRICKS
hwoodall@kcstar.com
mhendricks@kcstar.com
June 02, 2018 02:52 PM
Updated June 02, 2018 08:12 PM
Kris Kobach made his way through a parade in Johnson County Saturday morning, waving from an American flag colored jeep with a large gun mounted in back.
The city of Shawnee later issued an apology for Kobach's display.
The sight of Kobach, a Republican candidate for Kansas governor, in the vehicle at the Old Shawnee Days parade stunned some onlookers and quickly sparked criticism on social media.
“It was pretty shocking," said pastor Johnny Lewis of Shawnee Community Christian Church. "There were audible gasps from the folks we were sitting by.”
More:
http://www.kansascity.com/news/article212408904.html
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