Kansas City Chiefs Parade Shooting Shortly After Travis Kelce Spoke To Fans Leaves One Dead, 21 Injured
A shooting that took place at Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, and the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl 2024 parade and victory rally in Kansas City, Missouri, Wednesday left at least one person dead and more than 20 people injured.
Kansas City police said there were at least 22 gunshot victims in the shooting that took place near Union Station in downtown Kansas City, but the total number is still unclear, NBC News reported.
At least one of those victims died, Kansas City police chief Stacey Graves announced in a press conference.
Eight of the people shot suffered immediate life-threatening injuries, CNN reported, citing Kansas City Fire Chief Ross Grundyson.
Grundyson confirmed that seven others were left with life-threatening injuries, while six with minor wounds.
Police have not yet determined what set off the shooting, but three people are in police custody.
Shots were fired shortly Kelce, Mahomes, and the rest of the team took the stage and spoke to fans at a victory rally celebrating their NFL championship win against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl Sunday.
The shooting appeared to have begun after the victory rally concluded, but players were still on stage, and the area remained packed with fans at the time.
A Kansas City Chiefs spokesperson announced via X, formerly Twitter, Wednesday that no one on the team was injured and that all "players, coaches, staff and their families are safe and accounted for."
"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 spokesperson said.
"Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and all of Kansas City," the statement added.
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Kelce attended the parade with his mother, Donna Kelce, to the celebration, as his girlfriend, Taylor Swift, jetted off to Australia for her next "Eras Tour" concert, Page Six reported.
Before the shooting, Kelce was photographed greeting and shaking the hands of fans who came to celebrate the Chiefs' back-to-back Super Bowl championship.
According to CNN, an estimated 1 million people were in downtown Kansas City for the Chiefs rally and parade.
Children were able to join the festivities due to the cancellation of classes that day in honor of the celebration.
The Kansas City police chief confirmed that three people have been detained in the incident, including one who may have been captured on camera being tackled by bystanders.
"We are working to determine if one of the three are the one that was in that video, where fans assisted police," Graves said.
Police have not yet made any charges, and no motive has been determined.
"This is still an active investigation," Graves said.
