Two adults have been arrested in connection with the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker made a statement Tuesday and shared, that Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays each face charges of second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. He spoke about Lisa Lopez-Galvan who was fatally shot at the parade and noted that she was shot by a bullet that came from Miller’s firearm.
During the news conference, Baker said Mays was involved in a “verbal argument” at the parade with someone he didn’t know, and things escalated quickly. “That argument very quickly escalated to Mays” pulling out his handgun, and “almost immediately, others pulled their firearms,” including Miller, Baker said. Both men are in the hospital for injuries sustained in the shooting, Baker said. Both are being held on a $1 million bond, Baker said.
As we previously reported, one person died and 21 more were injured by gunfire, including children, in a shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs parade and rally for their Super Bowl win.
Children’s Mercy Kansas City Hospital confirmed to ABC News it received 12 patients from the rally, including nine with gunshot wounds. Kansas City police previously announced that they were working to release everyone from inside Union Station on the day the shooting took place. “We need people to exit the area as quickly and safely as possible and avoid the parking garage in order to facilitate treatment of shooting victims,” police said. “Many of you have footage of many officers securing union station, they are working to provide for the safety of everyone inside the union station and expedite the care of those injured.”
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Paradegoer Arnold Sauther said when the rally ended the Chiefs went into Union Station, and fans followed the players to get autographs.
“Then, all of a sudden they all started running out, and you see all these policemen come running in there — and you knew something happened in the station,” Sauther told Kansas City ABC affiliate KMBC.