Three people have been arrested – including two minors – but no charges have yet been laid, and other perpetrators are being sought
The barrage of gunfire that unfolded in his celebration Super Bowl in Kansas City appears to have stemmed from an undisclosed dispute, local authorities said Thursday. A mother of two was killed.
Police Chief Stacey Graves also announced that the 22 people injured in the shooting are between the ages of 8 and 47, half of whom are under 16.
Three people were arrested — including two juveniles — but no charges have yet been filed, Graves said. Police are appealing for witnesses, people with cellphone footage and victims of the violence to call a hotline.
“We are working to determine the participation of others. And it should be noted that we have found quite a few firearms. This incident remains a very active investigation,” he said at a news conference.
As the AP notes, the shootings outside the Union train station occurred despite the presence of more than 800 police officers who were in the building and area, some of them shot at, admitted Mayor Quinton Lucas, who was attending the parade with his wife and mother and ran to escape when the shots rang out. But he doesn’t expect to cancel the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day parade.
“We have parades all the time. I don’t think they will finish. We certainly recognized the challenges and the public safety issues associated with them,” Lucas said.
Crowds lined the parade route before the shooting, with fans climbing trees and street poles or standing on rooftops for a better view to welcome and applaud Kansas City’s Super Bowl-winning football players .
BREAKING: At least 8-10 people injured in shooting near Union Station at Super Bowl parade in Kansas City, Missouri. – AP
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) February 14, 2024
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— Tetova News (@TetovaNews1) February 14, 2024
#BREAKING ‘Multiple people’ hit in shooting at Kansas City Super Bowl parade: police pic.twitter.com/2OAliJBOzH
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 14, 2024
Here we go.
Super Bowl parade shooting. False flag. pic.twitter.com/oz8BQAaQNC
— Suburban Black Man 🇺🇸 (@niceblackdude) February 14, 2024
BREAKING: Kansas City police are responding to a shooting, with injuries, at Union Station, during the Chiefs Super Bowl Parade. pic.twitter.com/7viH3QACzS
— Breaking 4 News (@Breaking_4_News) February 14, 2024
#BREAKING:
One person has died, and at least 9 people are injured after shooting near Chiefs parade in Kansas City.pic.twitter.com/FcwdL6dVzx— Nizam Tellawi (@nizamtellawi) February 14, 2024
A shooting leaves several injured during the Super Bowl LVIII champions parade in Kansas City @Chiefs pic.twitter.com/LLCHzvILmw
— Alberto B. Sandoval (@speakersecurity) February 14, 2024
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