Gunshots rang out near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade Wednesday, causing chaos and injuring “multiple people” nearby.
The shooting reportedly occurred just as the event was ending west of Union Station.
: Chaos broke out. #chief Super Bowl Parade. Police and military personnel departed from Union Station 🙏🏻
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Two armed people were taken into custody.
A person is detained by police near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl III victory parade in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 14, 2024. Police said shots were fired during the parade. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
According to local media reports, one person was killed and at least nine others injured in the shooting.
One person is dead and at least nine others injured in a shooting in Downtown KC. KCPD has three people in custody.
— Marcus Officer (@MarcusOfficer) February 14, 2024
Chiefs fans told local media it felt like death.
youth #chief Fans heard gunshots and jumped over barricades, hitting their heads on the concrete.
What was he thinking? “My friend died.”
Andy Reid said he hugged him. “He was trying to comfort me.”
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Police told parade participants to leave the area immediately after the first gunshots rang out. Authorities are currently working to reunite families separated in the chaos that followed the shooting.
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