At least one person died and more than 10 were injured this Wednesday in a shooting that occurred at the end of the parade celebrating his victory in the Super Bowl -the final of the professional American football league- of the Kansas City Chiefs in the city of Kansas City (Missouri, USA), according to local media.
The event took place in a parking lot near Union Station, Kansas City’s central railway station, as reported by the local Police Department through its social networks.
Police reported the arrest of “two armed people”although it has not yet detailed whether they are the perpetrators of the shooting.
In the state of Missouri it is legal to carry weapons on the street.
Local media, citing the Kansas City Fire Department, They reported that one person has died and that there are more than ten injured, some from gunshot wounds and others with injuries during the stampedes. caused by the shots.
The star quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes, published a message on the social network X in which he said: “Praying for Kansas City.”
Thousands of people took to the streets of Kansas City to celebrate with his team the victory in Super Bowl LVIII last Sundayor, in a game against the San Francisco 49ers that they won, after overtime, 25-22.
Minutes before the event, a bus in which the players were parading – among them singer Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, tight end Travis Kelce- He had walked the streets of the city to celebrate the victory with the fans.
The singer, who was at the game in Las Vegas on Sunday, did not participate in the festivities this Wednesday.
2024-02-14 21:11:29
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