A terrible scene played out at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade. What was supposed to be a great celebration has appeared to turn into tragedy. Per multiple reports and Kansas City Police, a shooting broke out at the end of the Chiefs’ parade.
Per the Kansas City Police department, multiple people were struck. Two armed suspects were taken into custody.
UPDATE (4:44 PM): Nine are injured and one is dead, according to ABC via the Kansas City Fire Department.
While information around the event is still uncertain, it appears Chiefs players and their families are safe. WTAE reporter Andrew Stockey tweeted Wednesday afternoon that WR Justin Watson, a Pittsburgh native, told his family he, the team, and other players’ families are safe.
Watson, a fifth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2018, signed with the Chiefs ahead of the 2022 season. He caught three passes for 54 yards in Sunday’s Super Bowl win over the San Francisco 49ers.
The Chiefs left the parade in busses, but before leaving, players, including former Steelers QB Chris Oladokun, helped calm down panicked kids, per SI’s Albert Breer.
Tweets from the shooting at Union Station show the crowd running for cover as police and “military personnel” attempted to locate the shooters.
Tweets and reports from those on-scene in Kansas City report multiple injuries. Some appear to be potentially serious with at least one individual removed via a stretcher. Stockey also indicated that per Kansas City Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins, at least 10 people were injured in the shooting.
More details will likely emerge in the coming hours.
The Chiefs were celebrating their fourth Super Bowl win and their third in the last five years, creating the league’s most recent dynasty.
