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Police reported shots fired, saying “multiple people were struck” at Union Station in Kansas City, Mo., following speeches by the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 14. (Video: AP)

Shooting at Kansas City Chiefs parade leaves 1 dead, 21 injured, officials say

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The parade celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win ended in gunfire and tragedy, with officials reporting that one person had died and multiple people were struck near the site of a rally that followed the parade. Police said they took three people into custody. Local television live streams showed parade-goers running from the rally site and police entering buildings.

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Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a radio DJ and the host of “Taste of Tejano” on Kansas City radio station KKFI, was killed in the shooting, Tommy Andrade, a family friend and co-host told The Washington Post. Andrade said Lopez-Galvan’s husband, Mike, informed him of her death. In a statement, the station called her death a “senseless act.”
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves told reporters that at least one person had died and 21 people were injured. Graves said more than 800 law enforcement officers were at the parade and rally.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said all Chiefs players, coaches and staff were accounted for and safe. “I wish that we lived in a world where we wouldn’t have to see incidents like that. I’m as heartbroken as anybody,” Lucas said.
Police asked attendees to leave the rally area and asked witnesses for information about the shooting. Some children who attended the parade were separated from their families and needed to be reunited with loved ones during the chaotic moments after the shooting.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) was in attendance when shots were fired near Union Station, according to the governor’s official account on X, formerly Twitter. “They are safe and secure,” the account stated. “As we wait to learn more, our hearts go out to the victims.”
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Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a radio DJ and the host of “Taste of Tejano” on Kansas City radio station KKFI, was killed in the shooting, Tommy Andrade, a family friend and co-host told The Washington Post. Andrade said Lopez-Galvan’s husband, Mike, informed him of her death. In a statement, the station called her death a “senseless act.”
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves told reporters that at least one person had died and 21 people were injured. Graves said more than 800 law enforcement officers were at the parade and rally.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said all Chiefs players, coaches and staff were accounted for and safe. “I wish that we lived in a world where we wouldn’t have to see incidents like that. I’m as heartbroken as anybody,” Lucas said.
Police asked attendees to leave the rally area and asked witnesses for information about the shooting. Some children who attended the parade were separated from their families and needed to be reunited with loved ones during the chaotic moments after the shooting.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) was in attendance when shots were fired near Union Station, according to the governor’s official account on X, formerly Twitter. “They are safe and secure,” the account stated. “As we wait to learn more, our hearts go out to the victims.”
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