Chiefs parade mass shooting stemmed from dispute, 2 juveniles detained

The mass shooting that erupted at the end of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, appeared to stem from a dispute, according to police.

The shooting, in which one person was killed and 22 were hurt, unfolded outside Union Station as Chiefs fans were leaving a parade and rally on Wednesday. More than 800 law enforcement officers were on duty in the area, as 1 million paradegoers were expected to attend the celebration, according to Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.

People flee after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Three suspects — including two juveniles — have been detained, according to Kansas City police. Charges have not yet been filed, police said. Several guns were recovered, police said.

The victims’ ages range from 8 years old to 47 years old, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said Thursday. At least half of the victims are under the age of 16, she said.

Fire officials said the victims included eight critically hurt and seven seriously hurt.

Law enforcement respond to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Children’s Mercy Hospital said it received 12 patients, including nine children who had been shot. Three remain at the hospital and all of the victims are expected to recover, officials said.

University Health said it received eight gunshot patients, including two who remain in critical condition on Thursday.

A view of the Union Station area after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Feb. 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

One of the gunshot victims at University Health is in stable condition and the other five gunshot victims have been discharged, officials said.

University Health also received four patients with non-gunshot injuries, three of whom had been discharged as of Thursday.

Law enforcement respond to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.

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The police chief commended the paradegoers who “helped one another and even physically stopped a person who was believed to be involved in the incident.”

She called the law enforcement response “exemplary.”

“I’m angered by what occurred … but I am also thankful for the response,” Graves told reporters.

People flee after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Killed in the shooting was Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a DJ at local radio station KKFI 90.1 FM.

“This senseless act has taken a beautiful person from her family and this KC Community,” the radio station said in a statement Wednesday.

KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan is shown in this undated photo.

The 44-year-old leaves behind her husband and two young children.

“We woke up this morning excited and the last thing we ever expected was to have a tragedy in our family,” her brother, Beto Lopez, told ABC News.

All Chiefs players, coaches and staff were confirmed safe.

So far this year, there have been at least 48 mass shootings in the United States, with 81 killed and 165 wounded, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

ABC News’ Victoria Arancio, Youri Benadjaoud, Alexandra Faul and Pierre Thomas contributed to this report.