KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Two juveniles have been charged in connection with a shooting at a Kansas City police chief's residence. super bowl rallyand authorities announced Friday that the city is working to recover from the aftermath of the violence.
The boys are being held in the county's juvenile detention center on gun-related and resisting arrest charges, according to a Jackson County Family Court news release. Additional charges are expected to be filed as the investigation progresses.
No further information has been released. Defendants under the age of 17 in Missouri are typically tried through the juvenile system, which is much more private than the adult system. The suspect's name has not been released and police documents, including a probable cause report, have not been released.
Professor Lynn Urban, chair of the University of Central Missouri's criminal justice and criminology department, said 12-year-olds can be tried like adults in cases involving serious crimes such as murder.
Federal law prohibits the death penalty for anyone under 18 at the time of the crime.
Police initially detained three boys, but released one after determining he was not involved in the shooting. Police are searching for others who may have been involved and are appealing to witnesses, victims and anyone with mobile phone video of the violence to call a dedicated hotline.
Meanwhile, Kansas City residents have turned to religious gatherings, vigils and counseling to try to cope with the horrors that occurred.
The mother of a popular disc jockey has passed away. explosion of gunfire The remaining 22 people, more than half of them children, were injured Wednesday, just as the parade and rally was drawing to a close. By Friday, two people were in critical condition and one was in critical condition. Most of the injured children have been released from the hospital and are expected to recover.
But emotional recovery has only just begun in a community horrified that the two boys could cause such trauma.Police believe that a fight between several people leading to a shooting.
of murdered woman Radio station KKFI-FM identified her as Lisa Lopez Galván, host of “Taste of Tejano.” On Friday, Katrina Rojas Vincent, a friend of her family, said she felt López-Galván's girlfriend's presence as she stood near the scene of the shooting.
Lisa Lopez Galván is seen in this photo provided by KKFI 90.1FM. Lopez Galván, host of KKFI-FM's “Taste of Tejano,” known as Lisa G, is seen celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (KKFI 90.1FM via AP)
“Her spirit will always be here, welcoming people back to this place and having fun and living their lives without fear of anything,” Vincent said.
She described Lopez-Galván as vibrant and giving.
“Always smiling, she brought positivity to our community with the music she played,” Vincent said on the radio show.
The Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has set up in-person counseling for traumatized people. Twelve people, including two children, attended Thursday, spokesman Michael Mansour said Friday. The agency has also set up a hotline to provide counseling, but Mansour did not immediately have information on the number of people calling the hotline.
chiefs Third Super Bowl victory in five years On Sunday, they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. The past two celebrations went off without incident.
On Wednesday, the players rode through Missouri's largest city in red, double-decker buses. The parade ended with a rally at the vast Union Station. The group had just broken up with the sound of gunfire. Many people thought they could hear the sound of fireworks. In the end, some people hunkered down and hid. Some people jumped over fences and ran as fast as they could, many with children in their arms.
In addition to gunshot wounds, several other people injured in the chaos were treated at hospitals. So many personal items were left behind that police set up a website to help people find forgotten items.
Two men attending the rally jumped someone with a gun and detained him, but police have not confirmed whether it was one of those arrested.
Paul Contreras of Bellevue, Nebraska, said he heard a man yelling for someone to stop and was able to tackle him from behind. Contreras noticed the person he tackled had a gun, but he wasn't sure if he had another gun under his heavy jacket, he said.
Soon, Contreras was joined by another man.
“I think we have to hold him down until law enforcement arrives, because as much as we're fighting to keep him down, he's fighting to get back up.” ,” Contreras, whose daughter captured the entire incident on video, told The Associated Press.
The man who helped Contreras tray filter. He was with his family when he heard cries of “get him!”
“We were like, 'We've got him,'” Filter, 40, of the Wichita, Kansas, area, told The Associated Press. “I'll always remember that. And they started yelling, 'There's a gun!'”
In this photo provided by Casey Filter, Casey and her husband Trey Filter are seen with their sons, ages 12 and 15, at the Kansas City Chiefs Celebration on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. is attending. As the family was walking to their car, they heard gunshots and someone yelled, “Get them!” Trey tackled the man as she passed, but her firearm fell to the ground before Casey could secure it until police arrived. (Casey filter via AP)
The gun fell near his wife, Casey Filter, who picked it up. By that time, the fugitives were under the dog pile.
Mayor Quinton Lucas, who attended with his wife and mother and ran for safety at the time of the shooting, said the shooting occurred despite the presence of more than 800 police officers in the area, including on top of nearby structures. But he has no intention of canceling the upcoming St. Patrick's Day parade.
“We always have a parade. I don't think it will ever end. Certainly we realized that Public safety issues and the issues associated with them,” Lucas said.
Taylor SwiftThe actor, who is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, donated $100,000 to Lopez-Galvan's family. On Friday, two $50,000 donations were posted in the singer's name on a GoFundMe page.Swift's representative confirmed the donation. For variety, It was reported by a trade publication, and the Associated Press independently verified the post.
Kansas City has struggled with gun violence for years, but in 2020 in nine cities It has been targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice in an effort to crack down on violent crimes. In 2023, there were 182 homicides in the city, most involving firearms, a new high.
Lucas is working with mayors across the country to push for new laws to reduce gun violence, including universal background checks.
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Salter reported from O'Fallon, Missouri. McFetridge reported from Des Moines, Iowa. Trisha Ahmed in Minneapolis contributed to this report.
