Two minors are accused of firing during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade.
Officials said on Friday that two minors have been charged in relation to a gunshot that occurred during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and resulted in one fatality and twenty-two injuries.
After the march, the kids were taken into prison. According to a statement from the Jackson County Family Court Division of the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri, they were charged on Thursday and are currently being held at a juvenile detention center on charges connected to guns and resisting arrest.
As the police investigation progresses, more charges are anticipated, according to officials.
Chief of Kansas City police Stacey Graves wrote on social media, “I am grateful for the charges against the two juveniles who hurt innocent people, simultaneously scarring an entire community.”
The investigators “won’t give up until everyone who may have contributed to these crimes is found and punished to the fullest extent of the law,” she continued.
The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in downtown Kansas City, close to Union Station, the location of the protest and the conclusion of the parade. Authorities claimed there was no proof of violent extremism or terrorism and that they thought a fight between a few persons resulted in gunshots.
Listening to popular radio The deceased was DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan. Her death, according to her relatives, was a “big loss.”
Lopez-Galvan, according to her brother Beto Lopez, “was a lot more than just a number.”
He stated of her on NBC’s “TODAY” show, “She was a very wholesome, very caring, very loving individual.”
The ages of the remaining 22 victims, according to the police, ranged from 8 to 47, with at least half being younger than 16. According to Children’s Mercy Hospital, the youngest patient it saw was six years old.
Following the shooting, three people were immediately placed under arrest. On Thursday, the police announced that one of them had been freed when it was established they had no involvement.
Numerous weapons had been found, according to the police chief.
Numerous witnesses characterized the situation as chaotic, with people running in various directions.
As Nick Buddy, 40, of Kansas City, and his family attempted to flee, they observed several injured persons.
The 37-year-old Leavenworth, Kansas resident Jacob Gooch claimed to have overheard a woman say, “Not now. Just before the gunshot, someone said, “This isn’t the place.” Gooch was shot in the ankle and sustained a few fractured bones when he was approximately 15 feet away.
His partner, Emily Tavis, was shot in the leg, and his 13-year-old son was shot in the foot.
Social media footage revealed that several witnesses, including Paul Contreras, tackled possible suspects. He claimed to have “taken him down” after seeing someone racing in the other direction in an interview with NBC’s “TODAY” show.
