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Following multiple shootings at the Kansas City Chiefs‘ 2024 Super Bowl victory parade on Wednesday, Andy Reid was on there to console fans.
Wallace told The Kansas City Star, “It was nice that Andy Reid was trying to comfort me.” Wallace was obviously upset. “He gave me a kind of hug and asked, ‘Are you okay, man? How are you doing? Please remember to breathe. He was acting really politely and all that.
The teenager went on to say that the head coach, also referred to as “Big Red,” then “went to check on other people.”
Get over the dang barrier now, said the security man. Wallace informed the publication, “There’s a shooter.”
NFL reporter Albert Breer, in the meantime, described how several Chiefs players also consoled and attempted to calm upset young fans.
In an article on X (the old name for Twitter), he stated, “The Chiefs left the parade in buses and in shock.” I’ve heard that the players were amazing at soothing scared children. Tre Smith, Blaine Gabbert, Austin Chris Oladukun, and Reiter all rallied.
He said, “Smith consoled a distressed child by giving him the WWE championship belt and spending time with him until he calmed down.”
The mother of two who was employed as a DJ, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, was later identified as the shooting victim, according to The Kansas City Star.
KKFI 90.1 FM, Lopez-Galvan’s employer, also verified that she died in the event.
“KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez, host of Taste of Tejano, lost her life today in the shooting at the KC Chiefs’ rally,” the statement said, “with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart.”
Police Chief Graves stated during a press conference on Wednesday that three individuals had been taken into custody and were “under investigation for today’s incident.”
“At this time, we do not possess a purpose,” she said.
“Eight immediately life-threatening, seven life-threatening, and six were minor injuries,” according to Kansas City Fire Chief Ross Grundyson, was among the injured. Three hospitals were used to receive the injured patients: Children’s Mercy, Truman Medical, and St. Luke’s.
Many Chiefs players, including Travis Kelce, Drue Tranquil, and Patrick Mahomes, sent prayers to the victims after the incident.
Quarterback Mahomes, 28, posted on X, “Praying for Kansas City,” while tight end Kelce, 34, added, “I am heartbroken over the tragedy that took place today,” in another post on the social media site. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who joined us in celebrating and was impacted. You are very important to me, KC.
The Chiefs were promptly removed from the area and returned to Arrowhead Stadium, according to Donna Kelce, who participated in the procession with her son Travis, as reported by The Kansas City Star. “Everyone on the team got us out of there real quick,” she remarked.
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Soon after the shooting, the Chiefs declared in a statement that “all of our players, coaches, staff, and their families are safe and accounted for.”
“The terrible act of violence that took place outside Union Station following today’s parade and rally deeply saddens us. “All of Kansas City, as well as the victims and their families, are in our thoughts and prayers,” the statement said.
The statement closed by saying that the team is in “close touch” with the police department and the mayor’s office of the city: “We thank the local law enforcement officials and first emergency personnel that were present to help.”
A PEOPLE reporter at the parade reported that as the players were leaving the stage, loud pops could be heard throughout the audience, signaling the arrival of confetti.
“We got out of there as fast as we could run,” a woman who was attending the march with companions said to people. “I saw two people bleeding on the ground.”
