A surveillance camera pointing at the historic railway station in Kansas City shows a new angle on the mass shooting that left one dead and 21 injured on Wednesday at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration.
The footage, shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows the crowd dressed in the team's trademark red outside Union Station quickly disperse as gunshots are heard, in a scene of fear and chaos.
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It's not yet known exactly what caused the shooting and who opened fire, though Kansas City Police chief Stacey Graves said at a news conference that three people have been detained in relation to the incident. Firearms were also recovered, Graves said, adding that police are still trying to piece together what happened.
Among the 21 injured are nine children who were shot, according to the New York Times. Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a DJ and mother of two, was killed in the shooting spree. Stephanie Meyer, chief nursing officer for Children's Mercy Kansas City, said the hospital was treating 12 patients injured in the shooting, including 11 children aged between 6 and 15. None were expected to be at risk of losing their life.
Responding to a request for comment by Newsweek, the Kansas City police's press office confirmed that "at the conclusion of the rally there were shots fired west of Union Station near the garage and several people were struck" and that two armed people were detained for more investigation. There were no additional updates on the case.
Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs were celebrating the team's 25-22 victory against the San Francisco 49ers at Sunday's Super Bowl in Las Vegas. Super Bowl LVIII was the most-watched ever with an average of 123.4 million viewers across all platforms.
The shooting on Wednesday occurred despite the large deployment of police officers at the event. President Joe Biden commented on the deadly shooting saying it was a "tragedy" that "cuts deep in the American soul" and called for stricter gun regulations to be passed by Congress.
"It's time to act. That's where I stand. And I ask the country to stand with me," the president said in a statement. "To make your voice heard in Congress so we finally act to ban assault weapons, to limit high-capacity magazines, strengthen background checks, keep guns out of the hands of those who have no business owning them or handling them."
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, who was attending the rally, was unharmed and wrote on X on Wednesday that she had been evacuated by police. "Today, a day that should have been a celebration of the Chiefs' remarkable skill and success, has turned into a day of mourning," she wrote in a post on the platform. "This senseless act of violence goes against everything Kansas City and the Chiefs Kingdom stand for."
Update 2/15/24, 9:30 a.m. ET: This article was updated to include a comment from the Kansas City police.
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