Caught on camera: Kansas City Braves Chiefs fans capture gunman who opened fire at Super Bowl parade

Kansas City Chiefs fans displayed bravery and quick thinking on Wednesday intervened during a painful moment At the Super Bowl victory parade, dealing with a gunman who opened fire in celebration.

Panic spread through a large crowd of fans after a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally left one person dead and several injured, including 21 children. Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, which takes patients up to age 17, said it was treating 12 people after the shooting, 11 of whom were children, nine with gunshot wounds.

US President Joe Biden called on Americans to support his call for Congress to ban assault weapons, saying that a deadly shooting at the Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City “hurts deeply.” “Today’s events should shock us, shock us, shame us into action,” Biden said in a White House statement. He called on Americans to “raise their voices in Congress so we can finally ban assault weapons, limit high-capacity magazines, strengthen background checks, keep guns out of the hands of those in need.” who have no business owning or handling them.”

The Kansas attack came as Chiefs players addressed the large crowd of cheering supporters gathered nearby. After shots were fired, shocked fans began running for safety as police worked to clear Union Station, bringing a tragic end to a joyous morning of NFL champion celebration. Police said three people have been detained after the incident, but the motive behind the firing is still being investigated. Kansas City Fire Department Chief Ross Grandison said at a news conference that several victims suffered “life-threatening injuries.”

A local radio station, KKFI, announced that one of its DJs, Lisa Lopez, was killed in the attack. “This senseless act has taken a beautiful man from his family and this KC community,” the station posted on its Facebook page, referring to Kansas City. A spokesperson for Children’s Mercy said those being treated are expected to recover. Police Chief Stacey Graves said at a news conference that she was aware of reports that some fans may have participated in the pursuit and capture of at least one suspect, and that investigators were reviewing video of the incident.

According to police, bullets were fired near a garage outside the station at the end of the victory rally after the parade. A video posted on social media showed chaos outside the station, with dozens of uniformed police officers, with weapons drawn, running into the building and several bystanders running in the opposite direction. An NFL statement read: “We are deeply saddened by the senseless shooting that occurred following the Chiefs’ celebration today in Kansas City. Our thoughts are with the victims and all those affected.”

(with agency input)