Kansas City Police share latest update in Chiefs parade shooting investigation

Following the shooting event in Kansas City on Wednesday that resulted in one dead with 22 injured, police officials are beginning to piece together the origins. According to authorities, the shooting stemmed from a “dispute between several people,” rather than a targeted attack on the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.

The police detained three people after the shooting, including two minors, and recovered multiple firearms from the scene of the crime. Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves shared on Thursday that the 22 people injured in the shooting are between the ages of 8 and 47 years old. Half of the shooting victims were under the age of 16.

Graves also said that the incident “appears to be fueled” by the gun violence issues within the city, and does not have “any nexus (connection) to terrorism” at this time. 

KC radio host dies in shooting

The single death at the scene was a mother of two. Lisa Lopez-Galvan was a radio host for KKFI. Her station released a statement upon the police’s identification of the fatality victim.

“It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we let our community know that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, host of Taste of Tejano lost her life today in the shooting at the KC Chiefs’ rally. Our hearts and prayers are with her family. We encourage anyone who feels they saw something to reach out to law enforcement at 816 234 5111. This senseless act has taken a beautiful person from her family and this KC Community,” KKFI said in a statement.

Mayor Quinton Lucas spoke following the shooting, revealing that the city does not have plans to cancel an upcoming St. Patrick’s Day parade. The city had upwards of 800 officers working the Super Bowl parade, including a large number near Union Station where the shooting began.

“We have parades all the time. I don’t think they’ll end. Certainly we recognized the public safety challenges and issues that relate to them,” Lucas said.

Chiefs players offer support to victims of Kansas City shooting

Kansas City WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling stepped in the aftermath to offer support for the children and families impacted by the horrific shooting. Scantling was among several different players, teams, and entities across the league to address the tragedy and offer support for everybody affected.

“Any chance anyone can help me get in touch with these kids or families? First off I want to make sure they’re doing ok. But would love to help them out in any way I can and get them some stuff from the team to help with the recovery,” Valdes Scantling wrote on his Twitter page.