One person is dead and nine are injured after the shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, during the Super Bowl victory parade for the Chiefs football team, according to ABC News, citing the Kansas City Fire Department.
BREAKING: One person is dead and nine are injured after a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, following the parade and rally celebrating the Chiefs' Super Bowl win, according to the Kansas City Fire Department. https://t.co/Vd6yZpJVLLpic.twitter.com/ohnoOOm8Kq
The Reuters news agency is now reporting that as well as one fatality, three victims are in critical condition, citing a local fire official, unnamed so far.
The Kansas City Fire Department is reporting that there are upwards of 10 victims of the shooting that erupted in the Missouri city during the victory parade of the Kansas City Chiefs football team, after they won the Super Bowl three days ago.
Official details are scarce but there have been scenes of chaos where, just moments before, there was a celebratory atmosphere among the thousands of fans gathered to welcome the champions after their second successive victory, in Las Vegas.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shots have been fired at the site of a parade celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win, police say.pic.twitter.com/FE3TQDnnBM
Citing authorities, local television station KSHB 41 reported 10 victims in the incident, including several children, but it was not immediately clear whether all of those sustained gunshot wounds or other injuries, Reuters reported.
Hello live blog readers, we are going to cover the news of a shooting during the Super Bowl victory parade for the Kansas City Chiefs football team, with gunshots erupting and multiple people struck, according to the authorities.
The incident has created chaos in Kansas City, Missouri, near a train station where the shooting took place and where thousands, most dressed in red for their team, were celebrating the Chiefs’ second straight victory in the football game at the weekend.
Here’s what we know:
Upwards of 10 victims have been reported by the authorities.
Two armed people were taken into custody, the police said.
The fire department called the incident “a fluid situation”, according to local reports.
Multiple people were struck after gunfire erupted but the condition of the victims is not yet clear.
Law enforcement could be seen leaping over crowd barriers and rushing to contain the incident on Wednesday afternoon.
Thousands could be seen trying to rush away from the site of the shooting.