At least one person has died at a parade Wednesday celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win.
, CNN reports. Authorities have not yet identified the shooter, the Kansas City police chief said at a news conference, but three people have been detained. Police have not identified a motive., hundreds of thousands of fans gathered to celebrate the Chiefs’ Sunday night victory against the San Francisco 49ers. But the crowd erupted into panic when gunshots sounded near the city’s densely populated Union Station around 2pm CT .
Chief Stacey Graves of the Kansas City Police Department said during a press conference that authorities are working to identify the lone victim and have not yet notified the family. While authorities have not released the names of the detainees, police said that at least two of the people in custody were armed. The APthere were 800 police officers in the building and surrounding area, though some social media users claim videos show fans attacking a potential suspect .
“As soon as the rally concluded, there were shots fired on the west side of Union Station,” Chief Graves said. “I know one of the suspects was immediately pursued on foot.” Authorities are in the process of setting up a hotline for victims and witnesses, Chief Graves added. She has also asked the public to provide any information that might help the police understand the details of what took place on Wednesday.
The governors of both Kansas and Missouri were reportedly in attendance at the parade, along with other state and local politicians. Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansasthat she was evacuated and “out of harm’s way,” while Gov. Mike Parson of Missouri and his wife were marked “safe and secure,”to a tweet from the governor’s office. The mayor of Kansas City, Quinton Lucas, was also in attendance when the shooting took place, along with his wife and mother.
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