1 person dead, more than 20 wounded in shooting following Super Bowl parade

The number of people with gunshot wounds has risen, the Kansas City police chief said in an update on Wednesday.

Police Chief Stacey Graves said at least 22 people have gunshot wounds. One of those people died, Kansas City Fire Department Chief Ross Grundyson.

Of those victims, eight had immediately life-threatening injuries and were transported to hospitals within 10 minutes, according to Grundyson. Seven others had life-threatening injuries and six had minor injuries, he said.

Police are still working on a “total number of victims” and Graves stressed that it is an active investigation.

The Kansas City Chiefs organization said it is saddened by the shooting that occurred Wednesday after the end of a rally celebrating the team's Super Bowl win. At least one person was killed and more than a dozen others were wounded, police said.

The Chiefs called the shooting a "senseless act of violence" and said in a statement that their "hearts go out to the victims, their families, and all of Kansas City."

The team said players, coaches and staff are all safe and that they are in communication with local officials. Some individual players also shared messages of support on social media.

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A day of celebration – to mark the Kansas City Chiefs' third Super Bowl victory in the last five years – turned into tragedy on Wednesday.

At least one person was killed and up to more than a dozen others were injured in a shooting after a rally near Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, police said.

The shooting is at least the 48th mass shooting in the United States so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Officials are expected to give another update soon on the investigation.

Here's what we know so far:

Today's shooting in Kansas City is at least the 48th mass shooting in the United States so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Zeroing in on Missouri, there have been at least 154 mass shootings in the state since 2013, not including today's shooting, according to a CNN analysis.

Madison Anderes, 24, who attended the Kansas City Super Bowl parade with her brother and mother, had to run for her life after shots rang out.

"At first we thought it was a string of fireworks," Anderes told CNN over the phone. Shortly after, she said a man standing in front of them turned around and yelled: "He's got a gun! He's got a gun!" Then a second round of pops went off, this time significantly louder. 

After Anderes got up, she ran with her brother and mother and huddled with about 10 other people by a storefront, she said. She said by that point she witnessed law enforcement enter the scene.

Kansas City's police chief thanked law enforcement officers for running toward danger in their response to a shooting after a Super Bowl rally — while everyone else attending the celebrations ran away.

Two people were detained for further investigation. Officers chased one of those people shortly after they arrived at the scene of the shooting, Graves said.

"We were here for a safe celebration and because of two bad actors — or more — it is why we're standing here today. We will recover as a city," the police chief said.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said he's "as heartbroken as anybody" as well as "incredibly upset, disappointed" about the Kansas Chiefs Super Bowl shooting that took place today.

Lucas added he attended the celebration with his wife and mother.

President Joe Biden has been briefed on a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, at the end of a celebration for the Super Bowl-winning Chiefs, according to the White House. 

The White House also said they have been in touch with both state and local leaders and that federal law enforcement is on the scene assisting local law enforcement.  

The Kansas City Fire Department says one person has died and at least 14 people were injured at the end of a celebration for the Super Bowl-winning Chiefs. Police say two armed people were taken into custody. 

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas told reporters in a news conference that he received a call from the White House offering “federal assistance in the investigation.” 

Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves confirmed that at least one person was killed in a shooting at the end of a celebration after the Chiefs won the Super Bowl.

Graves said the shooting happened on the west side of Union Station. When officers got there, they took two people into custody and immediately started helping people who were hurt.

Officials don't know exactly how many people were wounded, but it "could be upwards from 10 to 15," Graves said. She also said she did not yet have more information about the condition of victims.

She said she does not believe any of the victims were children.

This post has been updated with more details from Graves' remarks.