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The latest on the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration shooting

By Adrienne Vogt, Leinz Vales, Chris Isidore, Antoinette Radford and Elise Hammond, CNN

Updated 2207 GMT (0607 HKT) February 15, 2024

What we covered here

A shooting that killed a local DJ and injured more than 20 others, including children, at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday appears to have stemmed from a dispute between several people, according to the city's police chief.
Authorities say two juveniles remain in custody while police investigate the violence that overshadowed the celebration. A third person, an adult, was released Thursday after officials deemed them uninvolved in the shooting.
About a million fans were in downtown Kansas City for the parade, and players were still on the stage of the victory rally when the shooting took place.
The shooting was at least the 48th mass shooting in the United States this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

We've wrapped up our live coverage for the evening. You can learn more about the investigation by scrolling through the posts in this feed.

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9:05 a.m. ET, February 15, 2024

Chiefs player recounts helping calm scared kids after Super Bowl rally shooting

From CNN’s Chris Boyette

Trey Smith stands on the sidelines prior to a Kansas City Chiefs game in October 2023. Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images

Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Trey Smith took cover like so many other bystanders when gunfire erupted after a Super Bowl celebration Wednesday, leaving one dead and more than 20 injured, but he helped calm frightened people trying to escape the danger, including children.

Smith told ABC that a security guard ushered them away when the shooting started, and he realized, "'OK, this is not a joke. It's the life-and-death-type situation.'"

Smith said he found shelter in a closet and guided others to safety.

"Right before I run in there, there's like a little kid in front of me, so I just grabbed him — just yanked him — (and) was telling him, ‘You're hopping in here with me, buddy,’ so I don't know how many people that were in the closet. Maybe 20-plus?"

Smith said Kansas City Chiefs long snapper James Winchester was also “very instrumental in helping keep people calm.”

After authorities cleared them to leave the closet, they walked to the team buses, which quickly filled with the frightened bystanders.

Smith, who had been carrying a World Wrestling Entertainment championship belt as a prop through the Super Bowl parade, noticed a small boy who he said was panicked.

“I just handed him the belt," Smith said, telling the boy, "'Hey, buddy, you're the champion. No one's gonna hurt you. No one's gonna hurt you, man. We got your back.'"

8:32 a.m. ET, February 15, 2024

Kansas City shooting survivor says he overheard woman telling possible shooter "don't do it"

From CNN’s Rebekah Riess

Kansas City shooting survivor Jacob Gooch, Sr., who was shot in the ankle, told "CBS Mornings" on Thursday that he overheard an altercation prior to the mass shooting following a parade and rally for the Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday.

Gooch told CBS' Gayle King that before gunfire started, he heard a woman tell a presumed shooter, "don’t do it, not here; this is stupid."

Gooch said his wife and daughter then saw a gun being drawn.

“My daughter said that some lady was like holding him back, and people had started backing up, and then he pulled it out and just started shooting and spinning in a circle,” he told King.

Gooch said he, his wife and his son were all shot. He told CBS his wife was shot in the calf, while Gooch was shot in the ankle and sustained breaks to a few metatarsal bones in his foot. Gooch did not specify his son’s injuries or provide an update on his son’s medical status.

9:18 a.m. ET, February 15, 2024

Police are investigating a shooting at a Super Bowl celebration that killed 1. Here's what we know

Police respond to the shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 14. Andrew Cabellero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

Authorities are looking for a motive in the shooting at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The shooting left one person dead and more than 20 injured.

This is everything we know so far:

Shooting in large crowd: An estimated 1 million people gathered Wednesday just steps from Union Station in Kansas City for the parade and rally to mark the Chiefs’ repeat championship win, with players still on the stage when the chaos erupted. A victory rally following the parade featured several players toasting the team’s connection with the city. The event wrapped up, and then, gunshots rang out.
Police investigation: Police now are collecting physical and digital evidence and interviewing witnesses and victims, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said. The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives both responded to Kansas City to help police, a Justice Department spokesperson said. The FBI has set up a website asking for tips or videos.
Three detained: Three people were detained and an unspecified number of guns recovered as officers converged, said Graves. No charges have been announced and no suspects have been named. “We do not have a motive, but we are asking those who may potentially have any kind of information, a witness or video, to contact police,” the chief said at a Wednesday news conference. A rally attendee, Paul Contreras, told CNN that he tackled someone, knocking a gun to the ground. Police arrived at the scene and handcuffed the person pinned to the ground, video shows. It’s unclear if the person who was tackled was among those police said they detained.

The victims: Graves said during a news conference Wednesday that 22 people were shot in the incident, one of whom died from their injuries. But the police are still working on the total number of those injured. Radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan died after getting shot at the rally, her employer KKFI 90.1 FM said. Police have not identified the person who died in the shooting or provided any details on her death. Four hospitals together received 29 patients – 19 with gunshot wounds – from the shooting, their staff told CNN. Children’s Mercy Hospital received 11 children between ages 6 and 15 – nine who’d been shot – from the scene, hospital spokesperson Lisa Augustine said.
Players speak out: The Kansas City Chiefs organization said in a statement it was saddened by the shooting and called it a "senseless act of violence." Star tight end Travis Kelce expressed anguish over the shooting: “I am heartbroken over the tragedy that took place today. My heart is with all who came out to celebrate with us and have been affected. KC, you mean the world to me,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter. Defensive end Charles Omenihu offered condolences and also commented on gun laws: "Prayers for those affected at today’s parade. A time of celebration ends in tragedy. When are we going to fix these gun laws ? How many more people have to die to say enough is enough ? It’s too easy for the wrong people to obtain guns in America and that’s a FACT," he wrote on X.

7:54 a.m. ET, February 15, 2024

Kansas City Chiefs player Justin Reid says "leaders should enact real solutions" to gun violence

From CNN staff

Justin Reid stands on the sidelines ahead of a Kansas City Chiefs game in September 2023. Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images

Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid has called on leaders to address gun violence after Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at the team's Super Bowl celebration parade.

“This 🤬 is SAD man! Kids are being shot and somebody didn’t come home tonight. We cannot allow this to be normal. We cannot ourselves to become numb and chalk it up to 'just another shooting in America' and reduce people in statistics and then move on tmrw," he wrote on X.

Reid called on leaders to find solutions to gun violence to protect future generations.

“This is a SERIOUS PROBLEM!! I pray our leaders enact real solutions so our kids’ kids won’t know this violence.”

7:34 a.m. ET, February 15, 2024

Family members related to woman killed during shooting among those injured

From CNN’s Sara Smart

Family members of a woman killed during Wednesday's shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration are among those injured.

Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Kansas City-area radio DJ, died during the shooting and was identified by KKFI radio 90.1 FM, CNN previously reported.

Lopez-Galvan was the sister of Lee’s Summit Mayor Pro Tem Beto Lopez, according to Lee’s Summit Mayor Bill Baird. Lee’s Summit is located about 20 miles southeast of Kansas City.

“Our dear friend Mayor Pro Tem Beto Lopez and his family need our prayers now and tonight,” Baird said. “His family members were victims in the parade today.”

Baird added that two of Lopez’s nieces and a nephew were among those injured during the shooting.

“This is truly heartbreaking and an absolute tragedy,” Baird said. “Though we feel helpless we can pray for him and his family and offer our most sincere condolences and empathy.”

7:45 a.m. ET, February 15, 2024

FBI and police requesting videos, tips from Super Bowl parade shooting

From CNN’s Sara Smart

The FBI has set up a website asking for tips or videos from the Super Bowl parade shooting that took place on Wednesday afternoon in Kansas City.

“FBI and KCPD are requesting any videos from the Super Bowl shooting and any video of shooters attempting to flee the scene,” the website says in part.

Anyone with any information, photos, or videos is encouraged by police and the FBI to submit them to the website.

7:17 a.m. ET, February 15, 2024

Local DJ died in rally shooting, radio station says

From CNN’s Amanda Jackson

An undated photo of Lisa Lopez-Galvan. From KKFI

Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Kansas City-area radio DJ, died after being shot at the Chiefs victory rally, according to a post shared by her employer, KKFI radio 90.1 FM.

“It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we let our community know that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez, host of Taste of Tejano lost her life,” the station shared on Facebook.

Police have not provided any details surrounding her death.

“Lisa was one of our programmers/DJs on Taste of Tejano. Like all our programmers, she was a volunteer who donated her time and talent to KKFI. Along with her co-producer/DJ Tommy Andrade, their show has brought a voice to the KC community that is missed in the mainstream media," Kelly Dougherty, the station's director of development and communications, said in an email to CNN.

“We are absolutely devastated at the loss of such an amazing person who gave so much to KKFI and the KC community," Dougherty added.

Lopez-Galvan's bio on the station's website said she thought music “is Iife and a source of happiness." She worked as a bilingual private DJ for over 15 years before becoming a co-host of Taste of Tejano in March of 2022.

7:36 a.m. ET, February 15, 2024

More than 20 people injured after Kansas City shooting, including 19 for gunshot wounds

From CNN’s Raja Razek, Sarah Dewberry Jillian Sykes and Jamiel Lynch

Law enforcement and medical personnel gather around an injured person following the shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 14. Jamie Squire/Getty Images

More than 20 people were being treated for injuries following the deadly shooting Wednesday after a massive celebration for the Super Bowl-winning Chiefs in Kansas City, Missouri, according to four local hospitals.

Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said during a news conference that 22 people were shot in the incident, one of whom died from their wounds. But the police are still working on the total number of those wounded.

The hospitals told CNN that 19 of 29 patients were being treated for gunshot wounds.

The University Health Truman Medical Center received 12 victims, eight of whom suffered gunshot wounds, according to Dr. Mark Steele. Of those with gunshot wounds, Steele said that two are in critical condition and six are in stable condition.
The University of Kansas Health System is treating one gunshot victim from the incident, according to Alexis Del Cid, an anchor and host with the hospital system's news network. Del Cid had no information on how many may have come to their hospital with other injuries.
Children’s Mercy Hospital received 12 patients from the incident, according to Stephenie Meyer, senior vice president and chief nursing officer. Eleven of those are children between the ages of 6 and 15. Nine have gunshot wounds, she said at a news conference. All the patients were expected to recover fully, Meyer added.
Three patients walked into St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, according to spokesperson Laurel Gifford. They all had minor injuries. St. Luke’s is also treating one gunshot victim who is in critical condition, she said.

CNN’s Dianne Gallagher contributed to this report.

7:12 a.m. ET, February 15, 2024

Biden says shooting should “shock us, shame us into acting” and urges Congress to enact gun laws

From CNN's Samantha Waldenberg

President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on February 13. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

President Joe Biden called on Congress and the country to act in the wake of Wednesday’s mass shooting following a parade for the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs.

“It is time to act. That’s where I stand. And I ask the country to stand with me. To make your voice heard in Congress so we finally act to ban assault weapons, to limit high-capacity magazines, strengthen background checks, keep guns out of the hands of those who have no business owning them or handling them,” Biden said in a statement.

Biden remarked that the Super Bowl win should have been a joyous occasion.

“For this joy to be turned to tragedy today in Kansas City cuts deep in the American soul. Today’s events should move us, shock us, shame us into acting. What are we waiting for? What else do we need to see? How many more families need to be torn apart?”