Super Bowl Parade Shooting: 2 Charged With Murder

Facts

• Prosecutors have charged two men — Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays — with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon for their role in the shooting at last week's Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl championship celebration parade in Kansas City, Missouri.¹
• Each man was shot and wounded during the incident, which resulted in the death of one woman and left 22 others injured.¹
• Prosecutors have also said the shooting was the result of a "verbal argument."²
• Lisa Lopez-Galvin, a 44-year-old radio DJ and mother of two, was killed. She hosted the local radio show "Taste of Tejano."³
• 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.⁴

Sources: ¹BBC News, ²ABC News (a), ³ABC News (b) and ⁴The New 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 are, of course, going to use this incident to try to rescind 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 — those behind the shooting should be held accountable for their actions.

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