Two juveniles have been charged with crimes linked to the capturing at Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ Tremendous Bowl parade.
Gunfire outdoors a close-by former practice station in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, despatched crowds of followers of the American soccer staff operating for security on Wednesday.
One individual – a native radio DJ named as Lisa Lopez-Galvan – was killed and 22 others had been injured. Three suspects had been arrested within the aftermath.
Jackson County Household Courtroom stated the 2 youths who’ve been charged have been detained within the county’s Juvenile Detention Centre “on gun-related and resisting arrest charges”.
“Additional charges are expected in the future” because the police investigation continues, authorities added.
Greater than half of the victims within the capturing on Wednesday had been additionally aged beneath 16, police stated on Thursday.
One different youth, who was arrested earlier, has since been launched after officers decided they weren’t concerned.
The capturing outdoors Union Station occurred regardless of the presence of greater than 800 cops who had been within the constructing and surrounding space.
The parade was celebrating the Chiefs’ win over the San Francisco 49ers, 25-22 in time beyond regulation.
Swift donates $100k as Chiefs stars ship tributes
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs stars reacted with horror after the capturing, with the Chiefs’ star quarterback Patrick Mahomes writing on X shortly after the assault: “Praying for Kansas City.”
Travis Kelce, a Chiefs linebacker and boyfriend of Taylor Swift, stated in a press release on Wednesday: “I’m heartbroken over the tragedy that happened right this moment.
“My heart is with all who came out to celebrate with us and have been affected. KC, you mean the world to me.”
Swift has donated $100,000 to the household of Lopez-Galvan, with two donations of $50,000 made within the musician’s identify. US publication Selection has confirmed with representatives that they had been legitimately from Swift.
The GoFundMe web page was arrange with the purpose of elevating $75,000 to profit Lopez-Galvan’s household – Mike, her husband of twenty-two years and two youngsters – though as of Friday night had already raised over $250,000.
The Chiefs have launched #KCStrong, an emergency fund to assist victims and their households, violence prevention and psychological well being providers, and first responders.
They’ve began the fund off, being run in affiliation with United Means, with a $200,000 donation from the Chiefs, the Hunt Household Basis and the NFL.
President Biden condemns gun violence in highly effective assertion
US President Joe Biden launched a press release following the tragedy on Wednesday, calling for an finish to gun violence.
It learn: “The Super Bowl is the most unifying event in America. Nothing brings more of us together. And the celebration of a Super Bowl win is a moment that brings a joy that can’t be matched to the winning team and their supporters. For this joy to be turned to tragedy today in Kansas City cuts deep in the American soul.
“Today’s events should move us, shock us, shame us into acting. What are we waiting for? What else do we need to see? How many more families need to be torn apart?
“It’s time to act. That is the place I stand. And I ask the nation to face with me. To make your voice heard in Congress so we lastly act to ban assault weapons, to restrict high-capacity magazines, strengthen background checks, preserve weapons out of the palms of those that don’t have any enterprise proudly owning them or dealing with them.
“We know what we have to do, we just need the courage to do it.
“Today, on a day that marks six years since the Parkland shooting, we learned that three police officers were shot in the line of duty in Washington, DC and another school shooting took place at Benjamin Mays High School in Atlanta. Yesterday marked one year since the shooting at Michigan State University. We’ve now had more mass shootings in 2024 than there have been days in the year.
“The epidemic of gun violence is ripping aside households and communities day-after-day. Some make the information. A lot of it would not. However all of it’s unacceptable. We have now to determine who we’re as a rustic. For me, we’re a rustic the place individuals ought to have the proper to go to highschool, to go to church, to stroll the road – and to attend a Tremendous Bowl celebration – with out concern of shedding your life to gun violence.
“Jill [the First Lady] and I pray for those killed and injured today in Kansas City, and for our country to find the resolve to end this senseless epidemic of gun violence tearing us at the seams.”