Super Bowl Parade Shooting: One Dead, Over 20 Injured
At least one person was killed and over 20 were wounded — some with life-threatening injuries — Wednesday after gunfire interrupted the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl championship parade in Kansas City, Missouri....
Facts
- At least one person was killed and over 20 were wounded — some with life-threatening injuries — Wednesday after gunfire interrupted the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl championship parade in Kansas City, Missouri.1
- Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves, who had assigned over 800 officers to the large gathering, said 11 of the injured were children. She noted that three suspects were arrested and at least one weapon was found.2
- Lisa Lopez-Galvin, a 44-year-old radio DJ who had two children, was killed. She hosted the local radio show 'Taste of Tejano.'3
- Federal law enforcement is now working alongside the local department in the investigation.4
- Several high-profile figures at the event later notified the public of their safety, including Chiefs' players and staff, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson.5
Sources: 1BBC News, 2FOX News, 3ABC News, 4wsj.com and 5New York Times.
Narratives
- Left narrative, as provided by Everytown. This tragedy was sadly predictable in Missouri and neighboring Kansas, states with some of the weakest gun laws in the country. Kansas City endured its highest rate of gun violence in 2023, and these tragedies are going to continue until far-right legislators stop stripping away gun safety measures and instead take action to keep guns off the streets.
- Right narrative, as provided by Daily Wire. Left-leaning activists, of course, are going to use this incident to try to take away guns from law-abiding citizens. But they'll ignore the heroes who jumped into action to limit the damage the criminals could do. Instead of blaming guns — which millions of Americans own and handle responsibly — the people who did the shooting should be held accountable for their actions.
