Following the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl triumph parade, there was a shooting in Missouri that left one person dead and twenty-one injured.
According to officials, they treated seven people with potentially fatal injuries in addition to the eight who were in immediately life-threatening condition. Nine children were among the injured, an area hospital said.
According to the police, three individuals are in custody in relation to the incident.
The shooting took place to the west of Union Station, a rail station located in the heart of Kansas City, near the hundreds of spectators who had congregated for Wednesday’s victory parade.
Around 14:00 local time (20:00 GMT), the parade came to a close outside Union Station. According to local reports, the initial gunfire occurred when Kansas City Chiefs players were still on stage.
The mayor of the city and his family were among those in the crowd who fled for safety as a result of the gunfire.
According to officials, around 800 police officers were already stationed to oversee the procession. Some of them were even positioned atop buildings to guarantee the security of the spectators. In case medical assistance was required, members of the city’s fire department were also on hand.
According to Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves, detectives on the site launched an investigation as soon as they arrived and officers responded as soon as gunshots were heard.
Chief Graves announced during a news conference on Wednesday that three persons had been taken into custody and that a total of twenty-two people had been hit by gunfire, one of whom was killed.
Within ten minutes of the shooting, officials said, the life-threatening patients were rushed to three nearby hospitals along with the survivors.
Nine children were being treated for gunshot wounds at Children’s Mercy Hospital, which treats patients under the age of 17.
In addition to treating those who were not shot but had sustained other injuries in the abrupt stampede that followed the gunshot, local hospitals reported.
The victims’ names and ages were kept a secret by city officials. Additionally, they withheld any information regarding the apprehended individuals, including any possible explanation for the shooting.
The BBC’s US partner CBS News was informed by a law enforcement source that the shooting seemed to be the consequence of a heated debate that escalated into violence. It has nothing to do with terrorism, the person claimed.
According to police, they are currently looking into the motive and are pleading with any eyewitnesses or those who have knowledge to come forward.
As the community celebrated the Kansas community Chiefs’ second straight Super Bowl victory on Sunday, gunfire broke out.
Social media footage showed casualties being rushed away in ambulances shortly after gunfire was heard, with officers rushing into the crowded train station.
Quinton Lucas, the mayor of Kansas City, said that he and other people were inside Union Station when they heard gunfire and fled.
