At least ten people have been shot and one has been killed in a horror shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade.
Two gunmen opened fire inside Union Station shortly after 3:30pm, seconds after the team including Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes left the stage.
Police evacuated the train station as huge crowds fled in panic after the shots rang out, with up to one million people expected to have descended on Kansas City for the parade.
The two gunmen were detained, although their identities and motive remain unclear.
Reports indicate multiple children were also gunned down in the tragic celebration, and were rushed to nearby Children’s Mercy Hospital.
People flee after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade
Several people were seen being wheeled away in a stretcher, with reports indicating up to 10 people may have been injured in the chaotic scenes
An injured fan receives assistance and is carried away from the scene of the shooting
A woman with a large cut on her face was seen being stretchered away from the scene
The shooting led to a rapid evacuation of the area, which just moments before was packed with parade-goers
A man in a red hoodie was pictured being arrested, although it is unclear if he was one of those involved in the shooting
Police detained two gunmen at the scene as the parade descended into chaos. It is not clear if the man pictured was involved
Kansas City Fire reportedly said that of the nine people injured, five were ‘serious’, three were ‘critical’, and one person has non-life-threatening injuries.
Around an hour after the shooting unfolded, people inside the nearby Westin Hotel were ordered to take shelter as police raced toward the hotel.
Officers cornered an armed person inside an armed parking garage between the Westin Hotel and Union Station, reports KC Star reporter Glenn Rice.
Frantic scenes outside the station also included a man appearing to try and sprint from the crowd, before several men tackled him and pinned him to the ground.
A man in a red hoodie was pictured being arrested, although it is unclear if he was one of those involved in the shooting.
Officers are now evacuating the streets surrounding the train station where up to one million people had gathered to celebrate the win.
Fans were seen scrambling from the scene, with several people wheeled away in stretchers.
Police said they were releasing all of those inside Union Station around 15 minutes after the shooting unfolded, but ordered crowds to remain away from the area.
A large police presence descended on Union Square after shots rang out at the Kansas City Chiefs Superbowl Parade
Fans were seen scrambling from the scene shortly after players left the stage
The shooting sparked frantic scenes on the streets of Kansas City
The shooting came moments after the Kansas City Chiefs players celebrated their win on stage
The live broadcast on KSHB 41 showed crowds outside Union Station, where the parade finished, rapidly dispersing with some jumping barriers to make a hasty getaway.
Presenters said that members of the crowd were telling them to get down and people were rushing indoors.
They added that crew members had said they heard a number of loud noises before the fans began fleeing the scene near the World War One museum and memorial.
Officials stressed that the incident is a ‘fluid situation’, and information could change rapidly as the situation develops.
Player Drue Tranquill said on X shortly after the shooting: ‘Please join me in prayer for all the victims in this heinous act.
‘Pray that doctors & first responders would have steady hands & that all would experience full healing.’
Patrick Mahomes said: ‘Praying for Kansas City.’
Witnesses described terrifying scenes as the family occasion descended into nightmarish scenes.
Gabe Wallace, a sophomore at local Shawnee Mission East, told the Kansas City Star that he was quickly separated from his friends as the carnage unfolded.
He said his only thoughts were ‘my friends are dead’, and said coach Andy Reid comforted him.
Rick Burkholder, a staffer for the Kansas City Chiefs team, said shortly after that Coach Reid was rushed to safety, and he and his family were ‘safe and on a bus headed to Arrowhead.’
