2 adults are charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City’s Super Bowl celebration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri prosecutors said Tuesday that two men have been charged with murder in last week’s shooting that left one person dead and 22 others injured after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade.
Both adults are charged with second-degree murder and other charges. They have been hospitalized since the shooting, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said at a news conference.
The new charges come after two juveniles were arrested last week on gun-related charges and resisting arrest. Authorities say more charges are possible.
Police have said a dispute between several people led to the shooting, which happened while 800 police officers were patrolling the celebration.
According to Police Chief Stacey Graves, the 22 injured people range in age from 8 to 47. Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mother of two and host of “Taste of Tejano,” was killed.
The shooting was the latest at a sports festival in the US. Several people were injured in a shooting in Denver last year after the Nuggets’ NBA championship.
That led Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to wonder whether it’s time to reconsider championship celebrations, even as he vowed last week that the city will continue celebrating its victories. Next month’s St. Patrick’s Day parade will go on as planned. said Lucas.
The Kansas City shooting happened in a state with few gun regulations and a city struggling with gun violence. In 2020, Kansas City was one of nine cities selected by the U.S. Department of Justice in an effort to tackle violent crime. In 2023, the city tied its record with 182 homicides, most of which involved firearms.
On Monday, Missouri’s Republican-led House approved a ban on celebratory gunfire in cities in a bipartisan vote, after a debate that ranged from tearful to angry. A similar measure was passed last year as part of a sweeping crime-related bill, but GOP Gov. Mike Parson vetoed the legislation. He cited problems with other crime provisions in the bill that were not related to celebratory gunfire.
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Beck reported from Omaha, Neb.