NBC reports at least one person was killed and as many as 21 others were injured on Feb. 14 after a shooting occurred during the Chiefs Super Bowl parade in Kansas City, Miss. Shots erupted outside Union Station as Chiefs fans were leaving the parade last Wednesday.
More than 800 law enforcement officers were on duty for the NFL team’s parade, says ABC news. More than 1 million parade goers were expected to attend the celebration, according to Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.
Shots rang out around 2 p.m. CT, and eight of the injured had “immediately life-threatening” injuries. USA today reports at least half of the victims are under the age of 16.
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a DJ for KKFI 90.1, was shot and killed during the shooting. “This senseless act has taken a beautiful person from her family and this Kansas City Community,” the radio station said in a statement last Wednesday.
Police detained three individuals, including two juveniles, at the rally. Authorities also recovered several firearms, said Police Chief Stacey Graves at a news conference.
Graves did not identify the three people in custody and says they have not been arrested. Police are working to determine the “involvement of others,” Graves stated.
Graves added, “There was no nexus to terrorism or home-grown violent extremism.”
Trey Filter, a 40-year-old Chiefs fan, was among a group of people who made an effort to tackle one of the gunmen. “There was a frenzy,” Filter told USA Today. “People were freaking out.”
“I started hitting him in the ribs,” Filter said. He didn’t let up until police arrived to assist Filter in restraining the gunman. Filter’s wife picked up the shooter’s weapon, which she described as a “huge assault rifle.”
Kansas City police have partnered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to set up a webpage where people with videos of the shooting can share with investigators.
According to USA Today, the FBI is looking for any videos from the Super Bowl shooting that authorities can use to attempt to identify shooters trying to flee the scene. The website asks users to upload files along with a short description of what is shown in the video.
