A deadly shooting at a celebration of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory that left one person dead and over 20 people injured stemmed from a dispute among several people, police said on Thursday.
Wednesday’s Super Bowl championship parade was disrupted after shots were fired near Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, where the Chiefs were addressing fans.
Here’s what we know about the shooting.
What happened on Wednesday?
Chiefs fans were gathered for a Super Bowl parade followed by a rally where the football players celebrated with the fans. Law enforcement officials estimated that nearly 1 million people were at or around the rally.
At around 2 p.m., gunshots were heard, scattering attendees. According to police, one woman was killed, and 21 people were injured in a number of minutes. The victims’ ages ranged from 8 years old to 47 years old, and Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said around half of the victims were younger than 16.
Who did Kansas City police arrest?
Graves said at a briefing held on Thursday that two of the three suspects who were arrested after the shooting are juveniles. Hundreds of law enforcement officers were policing the parade, the chief said Wednesday, which allowed for a quick response.
The shooting does not have a “nexus of terrorism” or homegrown extremism, the chief said. Officials declined to comment on Thursday what type of gun was used to carry out the shooting.
Who are the victims?
The woman killed in the shooting on Wednesday was identified as Lisa Lopez-Galvan. She was a DJ at Kansas City radio station KKFI 90.1 and hosted A Taste of Tejano on the station. Tommy Andrade, co-host of the show and family friend of Lopez-Galvan, told the Washington Post in an interview that she was a mother of two and a kind person with an infectious smile.
“She treated everyone she knew and loved as close family. She will be missed,” Andrade said.
Eight of the injured victims had “immediately life-threatening” injuries, and six had minor injuries after the shooting at about 2 p.m. CT, Kansas City Fire Chief Ross Grundyson said on Wednesday.
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“It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we let our community know that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, host of Taste of Tejano lost her life today in the shooting at the KC Chiefs’ rally,” the radio station said in a statement on Facebook.
University Health hospital in Kansas City said in a statement that three gunshot victims remained there Thursday, including two in critical condition. Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is continuing to treat one victim, who is still listed as in critical condition as of Thursday. Children’s Mercy had received a dozen victims, 11 of whom were children. Nine of the victims were treated for gunshot wounds, and all are expected to recover, according to local outlet KSHB 41.