A mother of two was among the victims of a mass shooting incident that took place in Kansas City as the reigning NFL champions were celebrating their Super Bowl victory at a parade attended by tens of thousands of fans.
The celebration of the hometown team’s third pro football title in five years turned tragic when three gunmen opened fire at around 3:30 p.m. at Union Station just after superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce, the two heroes had left the stage.
By the time the shooting stopped, over 20 people had been hit with the victims including multiple children with the one confirmed death being beloved local DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan of the “Taste of Tejano” program on local radio station KKFI.
(Video: YouTube/Fox 4 Dallas-Ft. Worth)
“It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we let our community know that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, host of Taste of Tejano lost her life today in the shooting at the KC Chiefs’ rally. Our hearts and prayers are with her family,” the station said in a statement posted to its Facebook page. “This senseless act has taken a beautiful person from her family and this KC Community.”
“Lopez-Galvan was in her mid-40s and lived with her husband and two children in the suburb of Shawnee. Her personal Facebook page includes multiple posts and images supporting the Chiefs, which won its second consecutive Super Bowl on Sunday,” according to Fox News.
Three individuals have been detained by authorities, terrorism is not suspected although the exact motivation for the carnage isn’t clear.
“I’m angry at what happened today. The people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment,” said Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves.
“We are truly saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred outside of Union Station at the conclusion of today’s parade and rally,” the Kansas City Chiefs organization said in a statement. “Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and all of Kansas City.”
Statement from the Kansas City Chiefs pic.twitter.com/erKsrF3SX8
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) February 14, 2024
Chiefs players reacted to the tragedy.
Praying for Kansas City…
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) February 14, 2024
I am heartbroken over the tragedy that took place today. My heart is with all who came out to celebrate with us and have been affected. KC, you mean the world to me.
— Travis Kelce (@tkelce) February 15, 2024
My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by today’s incidents—a huge thank you to the first responders who ran towards the sound of danger. You’re the ones who should be celebrated today.
— Trey Smith (@treysmith) February 14, 2024
Prayers for those affected at today’s parade. A time of celebration ends in tragedy. When are we going to fix these gun laws ? How many more people have to die to say enough is enough ? It’s too easy for the wrong people to obtain guns in America and that’s a FACT.
— Charles Omenihu (@charless_94) February 14, 2024
Even as Democrats, anti-gun activists, and their useful idiots exploited the tragedy to push for the disarming of millions of law-abiding Americans, there are signs that like recent transgender-involved shootings, the incident will soon disappear from headlines.
According to images posted to X of the alleged shooters, they appear to be members of a protected demographic that is never held accountable despite its disproportionate involvement in the plague of violent gun crimes that continue to claim the lives of Americans, particularly in Democrat-controlled cities.
These are the men arrested at the scene of the Kansas City parade attack. This story won’t be around for much longer. pic.twitter.com/LYDFZTx6tQ
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 14, 2024
These are the three alleged gunmen in cuffs at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade mass shooting. How quickly are they going to bury this? pic.twitter.com/xCDonOtDAn
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) February 14, 2024
As he always does whenever there is a tragic mass shooting, President Joe Biden swooped in like a vulture to exploit the bloodshed to demand new gun restrictions
“The Super Bowl is the most unifying event in America. Nothing brings more of us together. And the celebration of a Super Bowl win is a moment that brings a joy that can’t be matched to the winning team and their supporters. For this joy to be turned to tragedy today in Kansas City cuts deep in the American soul,” said the octogenarian Democrat in a statement.
Kansas City.
Atlanta.
D.C.Today, six years since Parkland, acts of gun violence cut deep in the American soul.
Jill and I pray for those killed and injured today, and for our country to find the resolve to end the senseless epidemic of gun violence tearing us at the seams. pic.twitter.com/sqr5ww1G5O
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 15, 2024
“It is time to act. That’s where I stand. And I ask the country to stand with me. To make your voice heard in Congress so we finally act to ban assault weapons, to limit high-capacity magazines, strengthen background checks, keep guns out of the hands of those who have no business owning them or handling them.” he said, leaving out the relevant detail that violent thugs will get their hands on guns no matter how many laws are passed.
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