Heroic fan tackles deadly shooter at victory parade
Three people have been taken into custody after a deadly shooting at a Super Bowl victory parade, where one person has died.
At least 21 people have suffered injuries, nine of which being children, at the parade in Kansas City, following the Kansas Chiefs victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
As one of the shooters opened fire in the crowd, one heroic football fan was captured on video tackling the gunman to the ground.
The video also shows panicked crowds fleeing the sounds of the gunfire, as police ran towards the commotion.
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves confirmed in a second update to media that one person had died after 22 people had been shot.
“We have three persons detained and under investigation,” she said.
“We are working to determine if one of the three is the one that was in that video where fans assisted police.”
She added that “right now we do not have a motive, but we are asking those who may potentially have any kind of information, a witness or video, to contact police”.
At an earlier briefing, Ms Graves said she was “angry at what happened today”.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said, “The celebration was marred by a shooting. This is absolutely a tragedy.”
Witness Kade Collins, who attending the parade with his dad, described the ordeal to local news station Fox 4 KC.
“We heard 10 to 12 gunshots, but we thought they were fireworks, so we didn’t really panic at first or get too worked up. But then everyone started screaming and took off running,” Mr Collins said.
Mr Collins said his dad saw police tackle a suspect after the crowd saw the gunman.
“When we were walking out, there was someone pointing and saying, ‘He’s right there, he’s right there’, and police ran to the guy the crowd was pointing at and tackled him and put him in handcuffs,” he said. “Everyone took off running and screaming.”
The Kansas City Chiefs said in a statement that all players, coaches, staff and their families were “safe and accounted for”, while sharing their condolences for those who were impacted by the shooting.
“We are truly saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred outside of Union Station at the conclusion of today’s parade and rally,” the team said.
"Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and all of Kansas City ... We thank the local law enforcement officers and first responders who were on-scene to assist.”
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