Two adult men who played roles in the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade shooting last week were charged with murder and other felony charges.
The suspects were identified as Lyndell Mays and Dominic Miller, and were both charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action, Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Tuesday. Each are being held on a $1 million bond.
Mays and Miller have remained hospitalized and in custody since the shooting on Wednesday, Baker told reporters.
The prosecutor then went on to detail how the shooting started based on the evidence uncovered so far. Although the investigation remains ongoing, local police believe Mays verbally argued with another person before the public altercation escalated, with Mays drawing his handgun. Miller and others pulled out their firearms at the same time, resulting in the shooting. Mays and Miller did not know each other beforehand, Baker clarified.
Both suspects are different from the two teenagers who face charges related to possessing firearms and resisting arrest. On Friday, authorities said the two unidentified minors who were also charged in connection with the fatal shooting are being detained at a juvenile detention center. Three juveniles were initially arrested, but the third was released after police determined he was not involved in the shooting.
Additional arrests are possible as the Kansas City Police Department continues investigating the shooting, which resulted in one killed and another 22 injured.
While Mays and Miller were both charged with murder, it was Miller who shot local radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, 43.
“We seek to hold every shooter accountable for their actions on that day,” Baker said.
The 22 wounded individuals ranged in age from eight to 47. At least half of the casualties were children under the age of 16.
The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon at Union Station in downtown Kansas City, Mo., where the parade was wrapping up. Authorities said last week that a dispute among a group of people led to the gunfire, but found no evidence of terrorism or violent extremism.