‘Multiple people’ hit in shooting during Kansas City Superbowl celebrations
Al Jazeera
Police take two armed people into custody for investigation after shooting during parade.
Shots have been fired at a parade to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’ Superbowl victory, with local police declaring that “multiple people” had been struck.
Kansas City Police added that two armed people had been taken into custody “for more investigation” following the shooting near the US city’s Union Station on Wednesday.
“Anyone nearby needs to leave the area as quickly and safely as possible to facilitate treatment of the shooting victims,” the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department said in a social media post.
“We are still trying to determine the number of shooting victims,” the police also said.
Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins told the Associated Press that eight to 10 people had been injured after the shooting, but declined to give further comment, saying that more information would be released soon.
