Three people were detained by Kansas City Police after shots were fired at Union Station in Kansas City at the conclusion of the Super Bowl victory parade rally for the Kansas City Chiefs. One person died, and at least 21 people were injured with gunshot wounds, police said.
KKFI 90.1 FM confirmed Wednesday night that DJ Lisa Lopez, host of Taste of Tejano, died in the shooting.
In a statement shared on the radio station’s Facebook page KKFI said “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 today in the shooting at the KC Chiefs’ rally. Our hearts and prayers are with her family. We encourage anyone who feels they saw something to reach out to law enforcement at 816-234-5111.”
Attendees were directed to exit the area as quickly as possible by local police, and both Children’s Mercy Kansas City and the University of Kansas Health System confirmed they were treating patients from the rally. An estimated 1 million people were on hand in downtown Kansas City to celebrate the Chiefs’ second consecutive Super Bowl championship.
“I’m angry at what happened today,” Graves said in a news conference. “The people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment. We had over 800 law enforcement officers – Kansas City and other agencies – at the location to keep everyone safe. Because of bad actors, which were very few, this tragedy occurred, even in the presence of uniformed law enforcement officers who, again, ran towards them and took them into custody.”
“We are truly saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred outside of Union Station at the conclusion of today’s parade and rally,” the Kansas City Chiefs said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and all of Kansas City. We are in close communication with the Mayors’ office as well as the Kansas City Police Department. At this time, we have confirmed that all of our players, coaches, staff and their families are safe and accounted for. We thank the local law enforcement officials and first responders who were on-scene to assist.”
NFL Network correspondent James Palmer was in Kansas City hosting the parade and directed by law enforcement to move away from Union Station. In a series of posts to X, Palmer documented the scene and divulged that they were told to move under the stage after the parade. He confirmed that his crew was safe and commended law enforcement through the process, which was subsequently covered by several major news networks.
FOX Sports 1 commentator Nick Wright was in Kansas City to host First Things First from the parade and posted on X that the network’s team is safe and accounted for. Moreover, he shared that he is heartbroken for everyone that this action occurred. FS1 presented commercials for nearly 10 minutes before immediately broadcasting live special reporting coverage pertaining to the scene.
Several Kansas City Chiefs players and media members reacted to the parade shooting on X where they expressed their heartbreak and despair towards the situation:
