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ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP Super Bowl: what we know about the shooting in Kansas City which left 1 dead and 21 injured during the parade
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
Super Bowl: what we know about the shooting in Kansas City which left 1 dead and 21 injured during the parade
UNITED STATES – A shooting devastated the Super Bowl parade on Wednesday February 14 in Kansas City, Missouri. During this event celebrating the Chiefs’ victory in the American football national championship final, shootings left at least one dead and 21 injured. Three people were arrested.
Le HuffPost takes stock of what we know about this “ tragedy » in the words of Joe Biden, which comes six years to the day after the Parkland mass shooting and its 17 victims.
- Shots at end of Super Bowl parade
The events took place during the passage of the traditional convoy of Super Bowl winners. This year, it was the Kansas City Chiefs, who paraded through the streets of the Missouri city after winning the American football season finale.
As they marched up Grand Boulevard toward Union Station, shooting occurred near the station parking lot as the parade drew to a close.
“I thought they were fireworks”John O’Connor testified to the daily The Kansas City Star, explaining that he had heard “between 15 and 20 shots in a short period of time”.
At least one person died and 21 others were injured by these shots, according to a provisional report communicated by the authorities. Police Chief Stacey Graves said the deceased has not yet been identified.
However, local radio KKFI announced on its Facebook page that one of its hosts, Lisa Lopez, had died during these shootings, without it being known at this time if this is the victim mentioned. by the authorities.
“It is with sincere sadness and extremely heavy and broken hearts that we inform our community that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez, host of Taste of Tejano, has lost her life”shared the station on Facebook.
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- Three people arrested
Stacey Graves, the city’s police chief, said that three people in total had been arrested in connection with these shootings, without knowing more at the moment.
The White House said Joe Biden had been informed of the situation and that federal authorities were assisting the Kansas City police.
The FBI has set up a website asking for tips or videos about the shooting, reports CNN. “The FBI and KCPD are requesting all videos from the Super Bowl shooting and any video of the shooters attempting to flee the scene”we can read on the site.
The American media also mentions a fight which took place during the shooting between an armed individual and spectators. At this time, it is not known whether this man is one of the three people arrested.
- Biden once again calls for gun laws
The American president, referring to a “ tragedy “, once again called on Congress to legislate to stem gun violence in the country. In the evening he said to pray “for those killed and injured today in Kansas City”but also “for our country to find the resolve to end this senseless epidemic of gun violence that is tearing us apart”according to a White House press release.
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In a statement, the Kansas City Chiefs said “saddened” and condemned a “senseless act of violence”, specifying that all their players, coaches and staff members, as well as their families were safe. Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes said “pray for Kansas City” in a publication on X.
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Travis Kelce, another Chiefs player and companion of superstar Taylor Swift, said he “heartbroken by tragedy”.
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The mayor of Kansas City, who was present with his family during the parade, said he was ” angry “. A parade to celebrate a Super Bowl victory, “It’s a day that many people hope to remember for the rest of their lives; and what they shouldn’t have to remember is the threat posed by gun violence.”said Quinton Lucas.
The United States is paying a very heavy price for the spread of firearms on its territory and the ease with which Americans have access to them. About 49,000 people died from gunfire in 2021, compared to 45,000 in 2020, which was already a record year. This represents more than 130 deaths per day, more than half of which are suicides.
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