One of the suspects in the Kansas City Chiefs shooting was missing part of his jaw when he tried to flee from police after being shot, a witness said.
Navy veteran Tony Janssens told Fox News Digital how he encountered some of the suspects as he fled to safety after shots rang out at the event on Wednesday.
“(One of the suspects) turns around and his jaw is shot. He’s actually missing his jaw and he’s panicking,” Janssen said.
‘He doesn’t know what to do. He doesn’t know what to do. And then his friends are scrambling a bit. They all say, they don’t know whether to keep running or help his buddy since he’s bleeding now.”
Janssens wasn’t sure if the suspect was a victim or one of the shooters, but he was following his military training and kept an eye on the wounded man.
Navy veteran Tony Janssens told how he encountered some of the suspects as he ran for safety after shots rang out at the event on Wednesday
A mother was injured Wednesday in the eruption of gunfire as the parade and rally came to an end, and 22 others – more than half of them children – were injured
Two unnamed juveniles have been charged with crimes related to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally. It is not clear if these were the young men detained in the photo above, taken after the shooting
‘I saw him hand a bag to the other two persons he was with. And I see them kind of running – trying to take off and trying to escape. And they run up to these two semi-trucks, and they get in between these two semi-trucks,” he said.
At that point, the veteran led police to the group and the men began running, followed by Janssens and the officer.
Four other good Samaritans heard Janssens and tackled the suspect, but another suspect escaped.
A mother and a popular disc jockey were killed in a burst of gunfire on Wednesday as the parade and rally drew to a close, and 22 others – more than half of them children – were injured. As of Friday, two people remained in critical condition and one was in serious condition. Most of the injured children were out of the hospital and expected to recover.
Two unnamed youths have been charged with crimes related to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday, as the city tries to recover in the aftermath of the violence.
A news release from the Jackson County Family Court said the juveniles were arraigned Thursday and are being held at the county’s juvenile detention center “on charges of gun-related and resisting arrest.”
The murdered woman was identified by radio station KKFI-FM as Lisa Lopez-Galvan, host of ‘Taste of Tejano’
The press release states that “additional charges are expected in the future as the investigation by the Kansas City Police Department continues.”
Juvenile trials are largely private under Missouri law and hearings are not open to the public.
It is possible that the suspects could be charged as adults if and when they are charged with a crime.
Police initially arrested three juveniles but released one, whom they determined was not involved in the shooting. Police are looking for others who may have been involved and are calling on witnesses, victims and those with mobile phone footage of the violence to call a special hotline.
Police Chief Stacey Chief Graves said Friday, “Our investigators have been engaged in this investigation and it continues. We will not relent until everyone who may have played a role in these crimes is apprehended so that they will be punished to the fullest extent of the law.”
The shooting outside Union Station occurred despite the presence of more than 800 police officers stationed in the building and surrounding area, including on top of nearby buildings, Mayor Quinton Lucas said.
The slain woman was identified by radio station KKFI-FM as Lisa Lopez-Galvan, host of “Taste of Tejano.”
Lopez-Galvan, whose DJ name was “Lisa G,” was an outgoing and devoted mother from a prominent Latino family in the area, said Rosa Izurieta and Martha Ramirez, two childhood friends who worked with her at a temporary employment agency.
Taylor Swift, who is dating Chiefs Travis Kelce, donated $100,000 to Lopez-Galvan’s family through GoFundMe campaigns.
Kansas City has long struggled with gun violence and was one of nine cities targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2020 in an effort to crack down on violent crime. In 2023, the city tied a record with 182 homicides, most of which involved firearms.
Police Chief Stacey Graves said investigators believe the shooting was sparked by a personal dispute between a small group, and that the parade was not targeted. Graves added that preliminary findings show no link to homegrown terrorism or extremism.