One person has been killed and 22 were injured after gunshots rang out toward the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday afternoon, Stacey Graves, the city’s police chief, said at press conferences on Wednesday.According to Graves, three persons have been detained and under investigation for today’s incident.Graves said the shooting began on the west side of the city’s Union Station immediately after a rally honoring the Chiefs, who won the Super Bowl on Sunday.Police don’t know a motive or what led up to the shooting, said Graves. She said she heard that fans may have helped subdue a shooter.“I’m angry at what happened today,” Graves said. “The people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment.“ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via GettyANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via GettyWant to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’sfree True Crime newsletteror breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Mayor Quinton Lucas said all Chiefs players are accounted for and safe. Lucas said he had considered bringing his child to the parade, but decided against it.“This is absolutely a tragedy,” the mayor said, “The likes of which we could’ve never expected in Kansas City. The likes of which we will remember for some time.”“I had the chance to talk to my wife just a moment ago who said we became part of a statistic of too many Americans – those who have experienced or been part of or connected to a mass shooting,” Lucas said at the second press conference. “That is something that I hope we all recognize is highly problematic for all of us.“Jamie Squire/GettyVideo on social media showed dozens and dozens of officers converging to the right side of the stage and running inside Union Station with their weapons drawn.Loud pops rang out as soon as the confetti began falling as the players left the stage, according to a PEOPLE reporter on the ground at the parade. Witnesses at the scene said they saw multiple people bleeding, although it was not clear what the source of their injuries was.ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via GettJamie Squire/Getty“Chaos has broken out at the end of the Chiefs Super Bowl parade,” local News Press-NOW sports director Jacob Mikeil wrote on X,sharing videoof authorities rushing into the train station next to the stage.The Kansas City Police Department said beforehand that 34 “local, state and federal law enforcement agencies will be assisting KCPD for the celebration.”“It’s very disheartening,” U.S. Rep. Mark Alford said on CNN. “We should be able to come together in situations like this and celebrate victories, not have to deal with a shooting.“The department put out a notice urging fans to take caution at the event and asked for their help “to make the parade enjoyable and safe.”A woman who attended the parade with a group of friends told PEOPLE, “I saw two people bleeding on the ground and we got out of there as fast as we could run.”Another woman, who attended the parade with her husband and daughter, said, “We heard the shots and I grabbed my daughter’s hand and ran with the group. When people start running like that, I knew it was something.”Two girls who attended the parade were seen crying and comforting each other while they tried to reach their mothers.Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes tweeted, “Praying for Kansas City.”
One person has been killed and 22 were injured after gunshots rang out toward the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday afternoon, Stacey Graves, the city’s police chief, said at press conferences on Wednesday.
According to Graves, three persons have been detained and under investigation for today’s incident.
Graves said the shooting began on the west side of the city’s Union Station immediately after a rally honoring the Chiefs, who won the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Police don’t know a motive or what led up to the shooting, said Graves. She said she heard that fans may have helped subdue a shooter.
“I’m angry at what happened today,” Graves said. “The people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment.”
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty
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Mayor Quinton Lucas said all Chiefs players are accounted for and safe. Lucas said he had considered bringing his child to the parade, but decided against it.
“This is absolutely a tragedy,” the mayor said, “The likes of which we could’ve never expected in Kansas City. The likes of which we will remember for some time.”
“I had the chance to talk to my wife just a moment ago who said we became part of a statistic of too many Americans – those who have experienced or been part of or connected to a mass shooting,” Lucas said at the second press conference. “That is something that I hope we all recognize is highly problematic for all of us.”
Jamie Squire/Getty
Video on social media showed dozens and dozens of officers converging to the right side of the stage and running inside Union Station with their weapons drawn.Loud pops rang out as soon as the confetti began falling as the players left the stage, according to a PEOPLE reporter on the ground at the parade. Witnesses at the scene said they saw multiple people bleeding, although it was not clear what the source of their injuries was.
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Gett
“Chaos has broken out at the end of the Chiefs Super Bowl parade,” local News Press-NOW sports director Jacob Mikeil wrote on X,sharing videoof authorities rushing into the train station next to the stage.
The Kansas City Police Department said beforehand that 34 “local, state and federal law enforcement agencies will be assisting KCPD for the celebration.”
“It’s very disheartening,” U.S. Rep. Mark Alford said on CNN. “We should be able to come together in situations like this and celebrate victories, not have to deal with a shooting.”
The department put out a notice urging fans to take caution at the event and asked for their help “to make the parade enjoyable and safe.”
A woman who attended the parade with a group of friends told PEOPLE, “I saw two people bleeding on the ground and we got out of there as fast as we could run.”
Another woman, who attended the parade with her husband and daughter, said, “We heard the shots and I grabbed my daughter’s hand and ran with the group. When people start running like that, I knew it was something.”
Two girls who attended the parade were seen crying and comforting each other while they tried to reach their mothers.
Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes tweeted, “Praying for Kansas City.”
source: people.com
