Andy Reid paid tribute to Lisa Lopez-Galvan following her death in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade shooting, insisting “that’s not what Kansas City is about.”
Lopez-Galvan, a Kansas City DJ, was killed Feb. 14 when she was shot during a celebration of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory near Union Station.
Along with her husband and young adult son, the 43-year-old joined an estimated crowd of one million people for the parade and rally after the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers days earlier.
As the festivities ended, a dispute over what authorities described as the belief that people in one group were staring at people in another led to gunfire.
Two men are charged in her death, and two juveniles are charged with gun possession.
Andy Reid paid tribute to Lisa Lopez-Galvan after her death during the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade
Lopez-Galvan was fatally shot while celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory
During his speech at the NFL’s scouting association on Tuesday, Reid opened his media duties by paying tribute to Lopez-Galvan’s family before sending a message to the residents of Kansas City.
The 65-year-old said, “Before we start, I just want to give a shoutout to the Lopez-Galvan family for their loss with Lisa and to the people of Kansas City.
“You know, she was a personality there and a very good person first and foremost, and we will all miss her, as I know her family will.
“That’s not what Kansas City is about. To our youth of America that we bring together, you are our future and however great we can make this place, we want to do that.
‘We can turn this negative into something positive. With a little solidarity and love we can solve many problems here.’
He continued, “The law enforcement officers were incredible during the situation.
“We had them from everywhere and they immediately stepped in to cover you up and make sure everyone was as safe as possible with a million people there.
‘I thought they handled everything wonderfully. Not just from my point of view, but I had a bird’s eye view of everything that was happening. I loved them.’
More to follow.