Authorities reveal motive behind deadly Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting as cops say 2 youngsters among 3 arrested
By Social Links for Steve Janoski
Published Feb. 15, 2024
Updated Feb. 15, 2024, 12:08 p.m. ET
The deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade that killed one and injured nearly two dozen was the result of a personal dispute that exploded into violence — and cops have detained three people who may be at fault, authorities said Thursday.
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves emphasized that the Wednesday afternoon attack on the west side of the city’s landmark Union Station had nothing to do with homegrown terrorism or violent extremism.
Instead, the shooting “appeared to be a dispute between several people that ended in gunfire,” Graves told reporters at a Thursday press conference.
Two of the three suspects are juveniles, she said. The department has 24 hours to either charge them or release them, Graves said.
“We have subjects that are detained,” Graves said. “We are working to determine the involvement of others, and it should be noted we have recovered several firearms … This incident is still a very active investigation.”
Their bullets wounded 22 people — including nine kids — and killed 43-year-old mother of two Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a dedicated Chiefs fan who reportedly died from a shot to the abdomen.
“She was the most wonderful, beautiful person,” Lisa Lopez, a longtime friend (of no relation) who works as its newsroom executive administrative assistant, told the Kansas City Star.
Graves said police sympathize with Lopez-Galvan’s family and friends, and are “working tirelessly to investigate her murder.”
Ross Grundyson, chief of the city fire department, said eight of the wounded were in critical condition when first responders reached them.
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