Kansas City Police give updated numbers on Super Bowl parade shooting victims

Updated numbers have been confirmed from the tragic shooting that took place at the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade.

Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves greeted media Wednesday afternoon after more information on the situation was gathered. She revealed the latest in the police’s ongoing investigation.

“We have confirmed there is one deceased person,” Graves said. “Our gunshot wound total has went up to 22. And [we] will provide a little bit more context to that. Right now, we’re still working on a a total of number of victims. This is still an active investigation. … We do have three persons detained and under investigation for today’s incident. We are working to determine if one of the three are the one that was in that video where fans assisted police.

“Our investigators are working with all of the surviving victims to connect them with loved ones. We are also working to identify our deceased victim so we can notify their family as soon as possible. We are also in the process of staffing a centralized phone number. The centralized phone number will be for those who are victims, witnesses and anyone that has a video or any information about what led up to what happened here today.”

During the press conference, Kansas City police broke the numbers down further. Eight of the victims were considered to have “immediate life threatening” injuries and six more with minor injuries.

Eight of those 22 injures were removed from the scene and transported to hospitals within 10 minutes. The victims have been transferred across three different hospitals, including Children’s Mercy, Truman Medical and St. Luke’s.

“I also to acknowledge that not only the victims who were actually hit by gunfire, but there are a lot more people who are going to be forever impacted by what happened here today,” Graves continued. “As people were running, a lot of US law enforcement who were who were running towards the danger, also guided those who were in fear of their lives, and that’s something to be said, of how impactful today’s event truly was. … Again, we are continuously receiving information minute by minute which is part of the delay of us [releasing information to the press].”

The Kansas City Chiefs have announced that all players, coaches and staff have all been accounted for following the shooting. The organization gave their thoughts and prayers to those who were impacted by Wednesday’s tragedy.