Two minors were charged Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.
The unidentified suspects are being detained at a juvenile detention center on charges related to possessing firearms and resisting arrest, the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County, Mo., said Friday. More charges are expected to be filed as the Kansas City Police Department continues investigating the shooting, which killed one person and injured 22 others on Wednesday.
“We will continue to work closely with all authorities as the investigation continues,” Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said in a statement.
Three juveniles were initially arrested, but the third was released after police determined the person was not involved in the shooting.
The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon at Union Station in downtown Kansas City, Mo., where the parade was wrapping up. Authorities said a dispute among a group of people led to the gunfire, but noted no evidence of terrorism or violent extremism was found.
A video from the parade shows a Chiefs fan tackling one of the shooters, preventing further loss of life.
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Local radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, 43, was killed in the shooting. Her employer, Kansas City radio station KKFI, announced her death Wednesday night.
“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,” the radio station shared in a Facebook post. “Our hearts and prayers are with her family . . . This senseless act has taken a beautiful person from her family and this KC Community.”
Another 22 people, ranging in age from eight to 47, were wounded. At least half of the casualties were children under the age of 16.
The Chiefs organization issued a statement Wednesday evening, saying it “was truly saddened by the senseless acts of violence that occurred outside of Union Station at the conclusion of today’s parade and rally” and that the team’s “hearts go out to the victims, their families, and all of Kansas City.”
“We are in close communication with the Mayor’s office as well as the Kansas City Police Department,” the statement continued. “At this time, we have confirmed that all 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.”