Mass shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs parade: two adults are being held for murder
The horrific shooting last week resulted in one fatality and twenty-two injuries.
Prosecutors said on Tuesday that two adults have been taken into custody in relation to the mass shooting that broke out last week at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade after an argument.
According to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays are accused of killing someone in the second degree, of engaging in two acts of armed criminal action, and of using a firearm unlawfully. Miller’s gun is suspected of shooting parade participant Lisa Lopez-Galvan to death.
According to Baker during a press conference, it seems that Mays got into a “verbal argument” with someone at the parade with whom he had no past relationship. According to Baker, “that argument very quickly escalated to Mays” drawing his pistol, and “almost immediately, others pulled their firearms,” including Miller.
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Mays told the authorities “that he drew a gun first, in a crowd of people with kids, picked one of the individuals in the group [he was arguing with] at random, and started shooting, all because they said, ‘I’m going to get you’ and to him, that meant, ‘I’m going to kill you,'” according to the probable cause affidavit.
According to the court document, Mays stated that he fired two rounds and that other persons began shooting after him.
According to the probable cause statement, Miller claimed that he heard gunfire and observed a man shooting at him before he returned fire. Court records state that Miller estimated he fired four or five bullets.
Mays “replied, ‘Stupid, man,'” when officers questioned him about why he “advanced” on the other group in the first place. simply took out a rifle and began firing. It wasn’t right of me to do that. Simply put, it was foolish,” the probable cause document stated.
According to the probable cause affidavit, “Lyndell Mays replied, ‘I know,'” when told that the individual he was shooting at was fleeing.
Court records state that Miller and Mays were both shot; both men are still in the hospital, according to Baker. According to Baker, they are being held on a $1 million bond.
According to authorities, two young suspects were detained last week on suspicion of possessing a firearm and eluding capture.
Baker stated on Tuesday, “We aim to hold every shooter accountable for their actions.”
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A statement on behalf of Lopez-Galvan’s family was presented at the news conference. “The effort and dedicated hours spent to expeditiously investigate this senseless act of violence is extremely commendable,” the statement said. “It is reassuring for our family and the entire community to know that this joint team effort has resulted in the identification of the suspects involved.”
In honor of Lopez-Galvan, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has directed that flags be flown at half staff on Saturday.
