by A shooting near Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday afternoon left one person dead and 22 injured, including nine children. Most of the injured were hit by gunshots.
The outbreak of violence came as thousands of people had gathered for a public celebration of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory, turning a day of joy and civic pride into one of loss and fear.
Here’s what we know about the shooting so far:
Two teenagers have been charged.
Two teenagers were charged with resisting arrest and “weapon-related” offenses in connection with the shooting, authorities said Friday.
Additional charges are expected to be filed, according to a spokeswoman for the Juvenile Officer’s Office in Jackson County, Missouri. The teens, who have not been publicly identified, remained in custody Friday.
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said Thursday there was “no link to domestic terrorism or violent extremism.”
Several weapons were recovered and police said they had initially detained three youths, but had released one after determining the person was not involved.
The chief asked the public to provide any video or other information that could help authorities determine what happened.
One person died.
Elizabeth Galvan, 43, a DJ and radio host, also known as Lisa López-Galván, died in the parade shooting, according to Chief Graves.
“She was the life of a party, and her work as a local DJ often took her to the center of her community’s celebrations,” said her friend Lisa López.
“Everyone in our community loved her,” said Ms. López, executive administrative assistant to the publisher of The Kansas City Star. “Our Hispanic community lost a beautiful and wonderful person.”
Many of the injured were children.
Chief Graves said Thursday that the victims’ ages ranged from 8 to 47 years old. Half were under 16 years old.
Area medical centers took in more than two dozen patients, hospital officials said.
Children’s Mercy Hospital said it was caring for 11 children, ages 6 to 15, and a mother who did not leave her child during the shooting. Nine of the children suffered gunshot wounds. None of the children were in critical condition and all were expected to recover.
Twelve people were taken to University Health, formerly Truman Medical Center. Eight of them were being treated for gunshot wounds, two of them in critical condition.
A victim with a gunshot wound is in serious condition at Saint Luke’s Hospital. Three other people came in injured.
The site of the shooting was a focal point of the day’s events.
Kansas City’s victory celebration included a parade through downtown and ended with a rally in front of Union Station, an Amtrak hub and tourist site.
“As soon as the demonstration concluded, shots were fired on the west side of Union Station,” Chief Graves said, adding, “I know one of the suspects was immediately pursued on foot.”
When chaos broke out, many attendees said it was difficult to know where to go.
At first, the gunshots sounded like fireworks, said Ian Johnson, who had been selling hot dogs near the event’s main stage. Only when fans started running (some of them taking shelter under his hot dog shop) did he realize a shooting was taking place.
Courtney Brown, of Independence, Missouri, and her two children were also near the stage when the shooting began. She didn’t hear gunshots, she said. But she heard someone shout, “Get down.”
His instincts told him to run, so he told his children to keep moving. “They almost trampled us twice,” she said. The three linked arms and huddled near a barricade until the crowd dissipated.
The team was joined in the demonstration by the region’s political leaders.
Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas had to be evacuated and posted on social media that she was “out of danger.” Gov. Mike Parson of Missouri and his wife were “safe and secure,” the governor’s office reported. saying.
The football team said all players, staff and families had also left the event safely.
Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback who led his team to victory on Sunday, saying on social media that he was “praying for Kansas City.”
Other players shared similar messages of support to the community that had gathered at the center.
Guard Trey Smith grateful emergency personnel “who ran toward the sound of danger” and linebacker Drue Tranquill Recognized the efforts of the doctors who treated the people who had been shot. Márquez Valdés-Scantling, a receiver who caught a touchdown in Sunday’s game, sought to connect with the children who were being treated at a local children’s hospital, to offer them support “in any way I can.”
The report was contributed by Traci Angel, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, julia bosman, Kevin Draper, Colby Edmonds Jacey Fortin, Gaya Gupta, Adeel Hasan, Jesus Jimenez, Ben Shpigel and Jenny Vrentas.
