A mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday caused fear among large throngs of supporters, leaving one person dead and 21 injured, including children.
Moments after elated Chiefs players greeted a sizable, cheering audience, shots were fired, tragically interrupting what had been an idyllic day of welcoming the NFL champs and sending horrified fans and VIPs running.
Following the attack at Kansas City’s Union Station, police said that three individuals had been placed under arrest; however, the reason for the assault was still being looked into.
At a press conference, Ross Grundyson, the chief of the fire department, stated that numerous victims had “life-threatening injuries.”
Lisa Lopez, a local DJ, was slain in the assault, according to her radio station. “A lovely person has been taken from her family and this KC Community due to this senseless act,” KKFI wrote on its Facebook page, making reference to Kansas City.
Following the shooting, Children’s Mercy Hospital said that it was treating 12 patients, 9 of whom were suffering from gunshot wounds and 11 of whom were children. All were anticipated to recover, according to a hospital spokesman.
Before the police arrived, Paul Contreras, who was there at the demonstration with his three kids, claimed to have tackled and disarmed one of the alleged shooters.
“I struck him from behind when I had the ideal angle on him. Additionally, I either wrenched the revolver out of his hand or his sleeve when I struck him from behind, Contreras claimed on CNN.
“I grab him down and weight my entire body against him. Then another benevolent person approaches and begins assisting me,” Contreras remarked.
Amid the chaos and the masses, victims received treatment while laying on the floor before being taken away on stretchers while the hundreds of authorities manning the event hurried to evacuate the area.
Travis Kelce, a star with the Chiefs, expressed his heartbreak.
“My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who joined us in celebrating and was impacted. “KC, you are very special to me,” he posted on X, the former Twitter platform.
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.
— Travis Kelce (@tkelce) February 15, 2024
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes posted on social media, “Praying for Kansas City,” and the team released a statement expressing their “true sadness over the senseless act of violence.”
US President Joe Biden said that the massacre on Wednesday “cuts deep” and issued a rallying cry for people to support his requests that Congress pass gun control legislation.
Kansas City.
Atlanta.
D.C.
Today, six years since Parkland, acts of gun violence cut deep in the American soul.
Jill and I pray for those killed and injured today, and for our country to find the resolve to end the senseless epidemic of gun violence tearing us at the seams. pic.twitter.com/sqr5ww1G5O
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 15, 2024
According to a White House statement, Biden stated, “Today’s events ought to motivate us, shock us, and shame us into acting.”
In order to finally act to outlaw assault weapons, restrict high-capacity magazines, bolster background checks, and keep firearms out of the hands of people who have no business handling or possessing them, he urged citizens to “make their opinions heard in Congress.”
SOURCE: DAWN NEWS
