Kansas City Chiefs rally shooting: 2 men charged with murder

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Jackson County Attorney Jean Peters Baker announced Tuesday that two men have been charged with murder and other felonies in connection with last week's shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs' championship rally.

Lindell Mayes, of Raytown, and Dominic M. Miller, of Kansas City, are both charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action, prosecutors said. Ta. They are being held on $1 million bond.

According to the investigation, Mays got into an argument with another person that escalated and Mays pulled out a handgun. Baker said Miller and others almost immediately pulled out firearms, leading to a shootout. Baker added that the two did not know each other until that day.

Both defendants have been hospitalized and in custody since the shooting, police said.

Both men were charged with murder, but Miller's gun was the one used to fatally wound Lisa López Galván, 43, a mother of two and a local DJ and radio host.

Baker said the defendants are separate from the two teenagers who are facing gun-related and resisting arrest charges and are being held securely at a juvenile detention center. Baker said additional arrests are possible.

The charges come a week after the shooting that killed López-Galván and injured more than two dozen people, including more than a dozen children. The shooting outside Union Station caused chaos and brought a tragic end to a day of euphoric celebration for the back-to-back Super Bowl champions.

Police initially said Wednesday they had taken three people into custody after the shooting, but one was later “determined not to be involved.”

Lopez-Galván's family issued a statement thanking the prosecutor's office, police and other law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation.

“While it will not bring our beloved Lisa back, the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office and KCPD are here for her, the other shooting victims, those who had to watch this tragedy unfold, and the Kansas City community.” said the family.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, this incident is at least the 48th mass shooting in the United States in 2024, and like CNN, it also counts incidents in which four or more people are shot to death, not including the perpetrator. It is also the second mass shooting at a major U.S. sports title celebration in the past year, after two people were injured as Denver fans were leaving the NBA's Nuggets parade in June. became.

Charging documents released by the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office provide further details about what happened before, during and after the shooting, including purported confessions from the two men charged with murder. ing.

The probable cause statement cited surveillance video of the shooting and said the shooting began as a confrontation between two groups.

The statement said Mays had verbal confrontations with some people and approached them in an “aggressive” and “angry” manner. The man then pulled out a handgun, chased one of them, and began firing, according to the statement. The other person also appeared to pull out a gun and begin firing at Mays, who was struck by gunfire, the statement said.

Meanwhile, Miller allegedly positioned himself in the crowd, pulled out a firearm and appeared to begin firing. An unidentified person shot Miller in the hip, causing him to fall to the ground, the statement said.

Mays was found injured and taken to a hospital for treatment. During an interview at the hospital two days after the shooting, Mays told detectives he started shooting because other detectives told him they were going to get him, the affidavit said.

“You're an idiot, dude,” Mays said, according to the probable cause report. “I just pulled out a gun and started shooting.” “You shouldn't have done that. It's just stupid.”

A Glock 9mm handgun found on the ground near Maze contained six rounds in a 15-round magazine, documents said. The gun was stolen in Kansas City, Missouri, according to documents.

Miller suffered a gunshot wound, but was tackled and disarmed by a witness who saw him carrying a handgun, the statement said. According to the statement, during an interview at the hospital two days after the shooting, the suspect said he was in possession of a Taurus G.39mm handgun and that he fired back after seeing someone firing at him. .

A .38 caliber bullet was recovered during Lopez-Galván's autopsy, and ballistics comparisons showed it was fired from a Taurus weapon, the statement said.

The second-degree murder charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, and the unlawful use of a weapon carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.