The day after Kansas City shooting: Injuries rise, victim IDed, Union Station closed
A massive crime scene remained cordoned off around Union Station in Kansas City Thursday morning, a day after a mass shooting turned the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade and rally celebration into a tragedy.
Police tape closed off a large no-entry zone.
Garbage and folding chairs littered the grounds in front of Union Station, items that normally would have been swept away and removed by the morning.
The number of victims injured in the shooting rose by one to 23 people, including one person who was killed. Half of the victims were under the age of 16, according to Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves.
About a dozen others were treated at hospitals for other injuries suffered in the chaos that followed the shooting as the crowd scattered seeking safety.
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a Johnson County mother of two and beloved disc jockey in Kansas City, died at the scene, according to family. Authorities confirmed there was a single fatality at Union Station. The co-host of a radio program, “Taste of Tejano” on KKFI, the community radio station posted a tribute to her on Facebook Wednesday night.
Fire officials said eight people were critically injured, seven were in serious condition and six had minor injuries. At least three of those people were still confirmed to be in critical condition by hospital spokespeople on Thursday morning.
Children’s Mercy hospital reported they’d received 12 patients from the parade and rally, all but but one were children and ranged in age from 6 to 15 years old, Lisa Augustine, a spokesperson for Children’s Mercy hospital, said in an update Thursday.
Nine of the children had been shot and all were expected to recover. All but three of the children have been released, Augustine said.
Three juveniles were detained as suspects before one was released. Graves said a dispute shortly before 2 p.m. between several people led to the shooting. Witnesses help stop one of the people believed to be involved in the shooting.
“Yesterday we experienced a tragic event during a time that was meant for celebration,” Graves said.
The Star’s Katie Moore, Glenn E. Rice and Natalie Wallington contributed to this reporting.
This story was originally published February 15, 2024 at 8:17 AM.
