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Tragedy struck the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade through downtown Kansas City on Wednesday. Shots were fired near Union Station, marring what should have been a fun-filled celebration of a dynasty.
Three suspects have been detained, according to police.
News update: Kansas City police say the number of people with gunshot wounds has risen to 22 — eight of whom have life-threatening injuries.
Three suspects are now detained. pic.twitter.com/fbgUxMjI18
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) February 15, 2024
Now, video has surfaced on Twitter that allegedly shows multiple fans tackling a person running on foot that is believed to be the shooter. Take a look.
Breaking Video of Heroic Kansas City fans tackling one of the shooters pic.twitter.com/cAxL9Kox8d
— Fantasy Fanatics (@FFB_Fanatics) February 14, 2024
If that is what happened, those Chiefs fans are absolute heroes, far outweighing anything that the players did on the field this season.
The shooting occurred near Union Station near the end of the parade route on Wednesday.
News reports have one person dead and at least 20 injured as of roughly 7:35 Eastern Time.