1 dead, at least 22 injured in shooting near Kansas City Super Bowl parade

One person is dead and at least 22 people have been injured following a shooting at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.

Police say three people have now been arrested but have not clarified their connection to the incident at this time.

Fans were urged to exit the arena as soon as possible once officers first heard shots being fired outside of Union Station, adjacent to the heart of the rally where Chiefs players were greeted, around 3 p.m.

In a press conference following the incident, Kansas City’s Police Chief Stacey Graves said police do not have an exact number of the injured, but believed that 10 to 15 people suffered bullet wounds.

Eight children are reportedly among the injured.

We need to hear from anyone in the vicinity of the parade shooting today that directly witnessed the shooting incident, has any video of the shooting incident or who was a victim of the shooting who has not yet reported being shot to please call this dedicated line 816-413-3477

— kcpolice (@kcpolice) February 15, 2024

At this time, police haven’t confirmed whether the shooting was directly connected to the rally or if it was an isolated incident.

An estimated one million people had gathered in downtown Kansas City for the celebration of back-to-back Super Bowl wins and at least 800 police officers were on hand for the event.

All Kansas City Chiefs players, coaches and staff were safely evacuated out of harm’s way, along with the governors of both Missouri and Kansas who were both present at the rally.

The incident has been declared the countries 48th mass shooting since the new year.

This is a developing news story. More to come.