Travis Kelce was “heartbroken” in the aftermath of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade, where a mass shooting tragically left one person dead and 22 injured.
“This city, where he has spent his entire NFL career, means the world to him,” he wrote in X hours after the tragedy.
Kelce later donated $100,000 to support the recovery of the Reyes family, whose daughters, ages 8 and 10, were shot in the leg in the parade shooting. Page Six reported Friday..
“Travis is very good with children and wanted to make sure his family was taken care of and supported with whatever they needed,” a source told Page Six.
The girls’ mother, Erica Reyes, is reportedly a cousin of Lisa Lopez Galván, who was killed in the shooting.
The girls underwent surgery and will be kept in casts for “several months,” the family said in a statement. According to the Kansas City Star.
Kelce’s donation was not listed on the GoFundMe page created for the Reyes family, but the fundraising effort had already exceeded its goal. More than $177,000 as of Friday night..
“This fund was established to benefit the Reyes family in the recovery of their two daughters who were shot during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade,” the GoFundMe page description reads. “The girls were celebrating with many of their families when they suffered their senseless injuries. We ask that the families continue to keep the girls in their prayers as they continue to recover.
“This fund will help provide essential financial support for their physical and mental recovery, and any remaining funds will be kept as a college fund. All funds will be donated to a bank set up for the girls. The money will be deposited into your account. Any amount is welcome.”
Kelce’s girlfriend, pop star Taylor Swift, also donated $100,000 in two donations to a GoFundMe page set up in memory of Lopez-Galván, signing a message “with love.” , “We would like to express our deepest sympathies and condolences on your devastating loss.” “
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany also visited Reyes’ daughters at Children’s Mercy Hospital.
The parade originally began as a celebration of the Chiefs’ third Super Bowl victory in five years.
At one point, Kelce grabbed the microphone and said, They sang a version of Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places.”
However, the event took a tragic turn when gunshots were fired near Union Station, causing spectators to scramble from the scene to protect themselves.
Chiefs offensive lineman Trey Smith said in an interview Thursday on “Good Morning America” that “the security guard said, ‘Come on, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry’ and rush us in the door. “I remember him showing me around,” he said in an interview on “Good Morning America” on Thursday.
“They said, ‘You’re not kidding.’ It’s a life-or-death situation.”
