Samuel Arellano: Boy, 10, injured in Chiefs parade mass shooting says he may 'never recover from trauma'

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI: In the wake of the mass shooting at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade, Samuel Arellano, a 10-year-old survivor has shared his story.

During the mass shooting on Wednesday, February 14, the young boy was shot in the ribs. The shooting left one dead and at least 23 people injured.

The fatally shot victim has been identified as a 43-year-old mother named Lisa Lopez-Galvan who was a beloved local radio DJ.

Samuel Arellano says the injury 'could've been inches from my whole future'

Speaking with local television station KSHB, Arellano and his family recalled the day of the shooting and the pain he had been experiencing after being shot.

"It felt like getting stabbed. It could've been inches from my whole future," Arellano told the outlet on Thursday, February 15.

The family said the 10-year-old boy was separated from his mother and he walked with his grandfather following the parade when the gunmen opened fire.

"We're walking, and then we see people fighting, and then they pull out a gun and start shooting," said Arellano.

"One of them hit me while I tried to face toward my grandpa and my uncle and my cousin," he added.

His family shared that they did not realize Arellano had been shot at first. After the shooting began, crowds of people gathered at the Union Station scattered in the area and the boy ran over to hide behind a trash can but was trampled by other people running from the scene.

Despite initially attributing his rib pain to being stepped on, the family later found a gunshot injury under his red Patrick Mahomes jersey.

He then reconnected with his mother Aby after the shooting stopped.

Samuel Arellano says he is 'just going to get flashbacks' of the mass shooting

Arellano and his family returned home where his mother checked under his shirt and realized he had been shot.

"I saw my son's gunshot wound, and it was very traumatic to see. It's still hard to describe what it felt like," said Aby.

The 10-year-old was immediately shifted to the Children's Mercy Hospital where he and at least eight other juvenile victims were treated.

On Thursday, February 15, the hospital said it expects all of those children to fully recover from their wounds. However, Arellano and his family shared the emotional scars that may endure indefinitely.

"Looking at the (bullet) hole. I'm just going to get flashbacks," Arellano told the outlet.