Two adults have been charged in connection with the mass shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade last week, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays each face charges of second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said, noting that paradegoer Lisa Lopez-Galvan was fatally shot by a bullet from Miller’s gun.
It appears Mays was in a “verbal argument” at the parade with someone he had no prior history with, Baker said at a news conference. “That argument very quickly escalated to Mays” pulling out his handgun, and “almost immediately, others pulled their firearms,” including Miller, Baker said.
A view of the Union Station area after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Feb. 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.
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Law enforcement respond to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Feb. 14, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo.
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Lopez-Galvan, a radio DJ, was killed and 22 were hurt in Wednesday’s mass shooting, which police said appeared to stem from a dispute.
Two juvenile suspects were taken into custody last week on gun-related charges and resisting arrest, officials said.
“We seek to hold every shooter accountable for their actions,” Baker said Tuesday.
Law enforcement respond to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Feb. 14, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo.
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Fans leave the area after shots were fired after the celebration of the Kansas City Chiefs winning Super Bowl LVIII, Feb 14, 2024; Kansas City.
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Saturday in remembrance of Lopez-Galvan.