Radio station KKFI said one of their DJs was killed alongside 21 others hurt, including kids, in a shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade.
3 taken into custody, Kansas City police chief says; all Chiefs players, coaches and staff safeA Kansas City shooting killed KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan and injured 21 more, including kids, near the KC Chiefs 2024 Super Bowl parade.One person has died and at least 21 others were injured by gunfire in a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, following the parade and rally for the Chiefs' Super Bowl win, officials said Wednesday.
The mayor of Kansas City and Police Chief Stacey Graves gave an update on the shooting after the KC Chiefs parade and rally celebrating their Super Bowl win. Mayor Quinton Lucas said there were 600 Kansas City, Missouri police officers and 250 officers from outside agencies at the parade, which was expected to be attended by at least 1 million people. No Chiefs players, coaches or staff were injured or involved in the shooting.
President Joe Biden released a statement saying in part, "The Super Bowl is the most unifying event in America. Nothing brings more of us together. And the celebration of a Super Bowl win is a moment that brings a joy that can't be matched to the winning team and their supporters. For this joy to be turned to tragedy today in Kansas City cuts deep in the American soul. Today's events should move us, shock us, shame us into acting.
"Please join me in prayer for all the victims in this heinous act," Tranquill wrote on X. "Pray that doctors & first responders would have steady hands & that all would experience full healing.""You're the ones who should be celebrated today," he posted.Paradegoer Arnold Sauther said when the rally ended the Chiefs went into Union Station, and fans followed the players to get autographs.
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