Two charged with murder over Super Bowl parade shooting | First Thing

Police blamed a verbal altercation' between two men carrying firearms for leaving one person dead and 22 injured at the Kansas City Chiefs' victory parade. Plus, Trump launches Never Surrender' gold sneaker

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Two men were charged with murder yesterday afternoon in connection with a mass shooting in Kansas City on 14 February that killed one person and wounded 22 others at a rally for the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs, according to prosecutors.

What happened? According to court records, the defendants attended a Super Bowl parade and rally on February 14, 2024, and were armed with firearms," the statement said. It added: A verbal altercation occurred and gunfire broke out with no regard for thousands of other individuals in the area."

Who was the victim? The woman who died in the shooting, Elizabeth Lopez-Galvan, 43, was a popular radio disc jockey, her station and friends said. Twenty-two other people, including at least nine children, were wounded by gunfire, authorities said.

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