Chiefs Super Bowl rally shooting: Second man also pleads guilty to lesser charge

Terry Young, one of three men charged with murder in the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally shooting that killed Lisa Lopez-Galvan, pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced charge of unlawful use of a weapon. The plea deal, which dropped murder and armed criminal action charges, resulted in a two-year prison sentence — but Young could be released soon due to time already served.

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Here are key takeaways:

• Young has already served 757 days in the Jackson County Detention Center, meaning he could be released from custody soon after his two-year sentence was handed down Friday.

• Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson said Missouri’s self-defense and defense-of-others laws restricted her office’s ability to prosecute the case. Court documents indicated Young was arguing he acted in self-defense.

• Young’s plea mirrors one made by co-defendant Dominic Miller, who pleaded guilty to the same charge on March 9. After his plea deal, he was in state custody for just over four hours before his release.

• A third defendant, Lyndell Mays, still faces second-degree murder and causing catastrophe charges. His trial is scheduled for March 2027.

• Lopez-Galvan’s family expressed disappointment. Her daughter, Adriana Galvan, told the court: “Losing my mother that day was the worst thing that could ever happen to me and my family.”

• Police alleged Young and two groups fired shots at each other amid the crowd near Union Station in February 2024 during the Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally, sending people scrambling for cover and injuring many.

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