Chiefs parade shooting: 1 dead, 2 in custody, ‘up to 10 to 15 injured’ per Kansas City police
One person was killed and 10 to 15 other people were injured in a shooting after the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday afternoon, according to Kansas City Police.
“Shots were fired west of Union Station near the garage and multiple people were struck,” the police posted on X (formerly known as Twitter). “We took two armed people into custody for more investigation.”
The KC Police confirmed to local news station KSHB that 10 people had been shot and taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital, though police later said they’re “still gathering information on number and status of victims” and the number of injured could climb as high as 15. Despite being taken to a children’s hospital, it is unknown if any children were injured, since those requiring medical treatment were rushed to the nearest hospital from the shooting.
Charles Omenihu been in the league since 2019 and played for the San Francisco 49ers for two seasons before joining the Chiefs. He took to social media Wednesday afternoon, asking when American legislators will act on gun violence.
Prayers for those affected at today’s parade. A time of celebration ends in tragedy. When are we going to fix these gun laws ? How many more people have to die to say enough is enough ? It’s too easy for the wrong people to obtain guns in America and that’s a FACT.
Police to provide updates via social media, news conference
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves addressed reporters in a news conference at 3:30 p.m. local time. She said that officers would provide more updates via X, formerly Twitter. Another news conference is scheduled for 6:00 p.m., according to a new post from the department.
Other Chiefs personnel are OK
Kansas City’s vice president of content and production Robert G. Alberino Jr. provided a positive update regarding his coworkers and called for change.
Thanks for everyone checking in. Chiefs production crew, game day crew cheer team, flag team, mascots and drums all accounted for. Sad state of affairs. Enough of this. #ChiefsParade
A local high school sophomore spoke to Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star about his experience once he heard the shots. After scrambling over a barricade, he was comforted by Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, who hugged him.
Gabe Wallace, a sophomore at Shawnee Mission East, heard the gunshots and hopped a barricade, scraping head on the concrete. He lost track of his friends.
A mother and daughter at the parade from another state told Vahe Gregorian of the Kansas City Star what they saw and heard outside Union Station after shots were fired.
Media member perspective
NFL Network correspondent James Palmer was at the parade and also posted video of what he saw. (Warning: This video contains NSFW language.)
Fallen barricades, officers racing to assist
A video recorded by Jacob Meikel, sports director for News-Press NOW in St. Joseph, Missouri showed general chaos as police ran through and some attempted to help fans out of the area.
UPDATE | Authorities say one person has died, three people critically injured and five more people seriously injured in shooting after Chiefs rally. https://t.co/ueywiBsHeb
