3:50 PM ET, February 14, 2024
Chiefs fans were celebrating their team's Super Bowl win before the shooting incident
From CNN's Kyle Felsher and Matthias Glez
The Kansas City Chiefs celebrated with a victory parade Wednesday ahead of the mass shooting in Kansas City.
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Crowds of Kansas City Chiefs fans lined the streets of the city's downtown on Wednesday to join in a raucous celebration with the team that is back-to-back Super Bowl champions. This will be the team's third NFL championship celebration in the last five years.
But the mood of celebration soured after police said multiple people were shot and killed near Union Station after a pep rally with the team.
The parade began with Chiefs players filling double-decker buses and waving to fans as they drove around town. Some players didn't take long to exit their vehicles to walk the parade route, high-fiving fans and handing out drinks to those who had been waiting to cheer on the Chiefs all morning. there was.
At a pep rally after the parade, several players toasted the team's ties to the city.
With this latest championship victory, the Chiefs solidified their status as the NFL's newest dynasty.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who at age 28 already claims the title of greatest quarterback of all time, ran along the parade route with his arms outstretched. The pose was similar to the one he took after scoring the winning touchdown in overtime. Sunday.
