There were shots fired after the victory parade after the Kanas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. Several people are said to be injured – there have been arrests.
The parade by the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs was marred by gunfire. “Shots were fired west of Union Station near the parking garage and several people were hit,” the Kansas City police wrote shortly after 2 p.m. (local time) on X: “We have taken two armed individuals into custody for further investigation. “
Police asked “all persons in the area” to leave the area “as quickly and safely as possible to facilitate treatment of the shooting victims.” Accordingly, “several people were hit”.
Kansas City Fire Department Chief Michael Hopkins told ABC television that eight to ten people were injured in the incident. The authorities have not yet provided any information about the condition of the injured. Around a million people were expected at the victory parade in Kansas City. Around 600 security guards protected the parade.
The incident occurred near the end of the parade during which the Chiefs celebrated their new Super Bowl victory. Three days after the dramatic victory against the San Francisco 49ers (25:22 nV), the team around star quarterback Patrick Mahomes drove three kilometers through the city on open buses and proudly presented the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the tens of thousands of fans on the side of the road.