One Dead At Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl Celebration Shooting; Multiple Victims Hospitalized – Update

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UPDATE, 1:24 PM: One person is dead from the shootings at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl win celebration, law enforcement officials have confirmed.

Local media first reported the death, with MSNBC, CNN and the BBC soon following. At least 13 others have been injured in the gunfire around KC, Missouri’s historic Union Station, with four individuals now in critical condition.

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It is unknown if this latest mass shooting and the two people in custody is related to the Chiefs and the Super Bowl parade and rally today.

The Kansas City Police have a press conference scheduled for 1:30 pm PT.

Cable news set all their coverage to the shooting. On the East Coast, NBC News went up with another special report on the shootings at about 3:30 p.m. ET, with ABC News and CBS News going on around 4 p.m.

PREVIOUSLY, 12:45 PM: In the aftermath of shots ringing out at a celebration of the Kansas City Chiefs’ February 11th Super Bowl victory, Fire Department chief Michael Hopkins has confirmed that eight to 10 people have been injured.

Amidst local media claiming one person was dead, Hopkins did not provide any more information.

CNN are reporting that five people are hospitalized at the nearby University Health Truman Medical Center. Three of those individuals are being treated for gunshots wounds, officials says.

Earlier on the cable newser, anchor Brianna Keilar noted today is the sixth anniversary of the tragic Parkland School shootings. She added: “This is the reality of living in America, these shootings.”

Almost 91 years ago, Kansas City’s Union Station was the site of the Kansas City massacre. Pinned on infamous outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd, that shocking shooting ended up with four law enforcement officers and one fugitive dead.

(Update: 1:15 PM) Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took to social media to offer his own support for the fans and the victims of today’s shooting:

PREVIOUSLY, 12:23 PM: BREAKING …Gunshots rang out today at a rally celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ latest Super Bowl win.

Police are reporting that “multiple people” have been struck down as law enforcement are attempting to clear the area. Two armed individuals have been taken into custody, but it is not clear if they were involved in the shooting around Kansas City’s Union Station.

As the Kansas City Fire Department describe what’s happening as a “fluid situation,” the KC Police have been updating the situation on social media:

In the chaos with tens of thousands of fans and others there, ambulances are on the scene.

CNN first broke into their programing to cover this attack, with Fox News following and MSNBC and the BBC coming in next. On the broadcast networks, NBC on the West Coast had live coverage of the shooting, CBS stayed with the Champions League soccer game they had scheduled, and ABC had GMA 3. On the East Coast, only NBC were live on what was happening in the Missouri metropolis.

The gunfire came shortly after the Chiefs concluded their victory parade for their second Super Bowl triumph in a row. With the sidewalks packed, the state’s Governor in attendance, the victory loop saw key members of the team like quarterback Patrick  Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and others addressing and interacting with the crowd.

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