One person has been killed and more than 20 injured during a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City.
Fans gathered en masse near Kansas City Union Station to celebrate the Chiefs' second successive Super Bowl success, which saw Andy Reid's side defeat the San Francisco 49ers in overtime on Sunday night.
Tragedy soon unfolded just outside the Union Station, though, as shots rang out not long after the parade rally had concluded, leaving one person dead and 21 injured, many of whom are children.
The deceased has been confirmed as Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a local DJ who worked for radio station KKFI, who said in a statement: "It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we let our community know that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez, 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."
Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City confirmed that they were "actively caring" for several patients in the wake of the shooting, and a total of three suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Praying for Kansas City... 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) February 14, 2024
A video shared on social media purportedly shows one of the unidentified shooters being tackled to the ground by two men, while another bystander appears to pick up a weapon from the ground.
No Chiefs players or members of staff - who were inside the Union Station at the time of the shooting - were harmed, as confirmed by the Super Bowl winners in a statement.
"We are truly saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred outside of Union Station at the conclusion of today's parade and rally. Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and all of Kansas City," the Chiefs said. "We are in close communication with the Mayor's office as well as the Kansas City Police Department.
"At this time, we have confirmed that all of our players, coaches, staff and their families are safe and accounted for. We thank the local law enforcement officers and first responders who were on-scene to assist."
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes posted on X that he was "praying" for the city following the shooting, while tight end Travis Kelce wrote that he was "heartbroken" by the tragedy, which police are not treating as terror-related.
