One confirmed death in parade celebration mayhem
At least one person was killed, and 10 to 15 people were injured after gunfire erupted Wednesday in downtown Kansas City, with police confirming two armed individuals were taken into custody, Miguel A. Melendez reports for ET.
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves held a brief news conference in the aftermath of a shooting that triggered chaos after a shooting rang out just west of Union Station moments after the Chiefs’ Super Bowl Victory Parade came to a close. Graves said it remains unclear what led to the shooting and whether there was more than one shooting.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas confirmed no one with the Chiefs — players or staff — suffered injuries.
According to police, three people are listed in critical condition, five others have serious injuries, and one person is suffering non-life-threatening injuries. The shooting incident remains under investigation.
Chaos has broken out at the end of the Chiefs Super Bowl parade. Police and military personnel just took off inside of Union Station pic.twitter.com/mqNeodS9r5
— Jacob Meikel (@NPNOWMeikel) February 14, 2024
Video and images show people running for cover as chaos descended around Union Station. On this site, the Chiefs held their rally after completing a parade that slowly snaked through downtown.
At this moment, the severity of the injuries is not known.
We have been escorted away from union station after being told to get under the stage we were hosting the parade pic.twitter.com/mlSrahS8Hu
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) February 14, 2024
Moments after the shooting, Patrick Mahomes tweeted, “Praying for Kansas City.” Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill also tweeted, “Please join me in prayer for all the victims in this heinous act. Pray that doctors & first responders would have steady hands & that all would experience full healing.”
Rick Burkholder, the Chiefs’ VP of Sports Medicine and Performance, tweeted that he and his wife “along with Coach Reid and his family are safe on a bus headed to Arrowhead [Stadium].”
The Chiefs celebrated their second consecutive Super Bowl victory after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in overtime on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
