At least 1 dead and 21 injured includes childredn at Kanas city chiefs super bowl celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, after a parade on Wednesday for the Super Bowl-winning Chiefs, according to police. A locval DJ was identified as the deceased person, a radio station said.
Some of those wounded during super bowl celebration were children, the fire department chief said. Police have detained three people as part of the investigation into the spurt of violence that overshadowed a huge festive celebration.
Eight of the injured had “immediately life-threatening” injuries, seven had life-threatening injuries and six had minor injuries after the shooting about 2 p.m. CT, Kansas City Fire Chief Ross Grundyson said.
Police said all of the Chiefs players, coaches and staff members and their families were safe.
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Kansas City-area radio DJ, died after being shot at the Chiefs victory rally, according to a post shared by her employer, KKFI radio 90.1 FM.
“It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we let our community know that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez, host of Taste of Tejano lost her life,” the station shared on.
A few hours after the shooting, the Chiefs organization released a statement confirming that all players, coaches, staff and their families were safe and accounted for.
It is the latest sports celebration in the U.S. to be marred by gun violence, following a shooting that injured several people last year in downtown Denver after the Nuggets’ NBA championship, and gunfire last year at a parking lot near the Texas Rangers’ World Series championship parade.
Social media users posted shocking video of police running through a crowded scene as people hurriedly scrambled for cover and fled. One video showed someone apparently performing chest compressions on a shooting victim as another person, seemingly writhing in pain, lay on the ground nearby. People screamed in the background.
Video Source: 10 Tampa Bay (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlSvwSGv_kk)
“We are truly saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred outside of Union Station at the conclusion of today’s parade and rally,” the statement read. “Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and all of Kansas City. We are in close communication with the Mayor’s office as well as the Kanas /City Police Department.
“At this time, we have confirmed that all of our players, coaches, staff and their families are safe and accounted for. We thank the local law enforcement officers and first responders who were on-scene to assist.”
The incident occurred west of Union Station, outside near the garage, as Chiefs fans were leaving, according to police. Three people have been detained for investigation in the shooting, police said.
