Two Kansas City Chiefs fans stopped a suspect after the shooting that took place during the Super Bowl celebration
Thursday 15 February at 19:10
Trey Filter and Paul Contreras were both in attendance when Wednesday’s victory parade went through in Kansas City, Missouri, following the Super Bowl win.
The parade was about to end when shots were fired into the crowd. One person has so far been confirmed killed, and 22 injured. 11 of them are children.
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Filter and Contreras tackled one of the three men the police suspect had a role in the shooting, write Reuters.
It should be the two who are caught on film in the clip you see at the top of this case.
According to Filter, he first heard bangs which he thought were fireworks.
But then he sees that people started running around and that people were shouting that someone had a weapon.
– I did the math and jumped on him, says Filter to the news agency.
– Unacceptable
– We have now had more mass shootings in 2024 than days in the year. It is unacceptable, writes US President Joe Biden on X.
He writes that there must be an end to what he calls an “epidemic of shooting violence”.
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Football player Trey Smith (24) is on the team that won the Super Bowl, and celebrated the victory in Kansas City. The team was on its way off the stage at Union Stadium when the shooting started.
It writes Good Morning America (GMD).
Trey Smith
Offensive lineman i Kansas City Chiefs
– Security guards rushed the players in the doors, they told us to hurry, and said that this is not a joke – it is a life-and-death situation, he tells GMA.
– No one will hurt you
The shooting took place close to Union Station where supporters were on their way away from the celebration, police said.
On the way to the team bus, Smith helped calm down a hysterical boy.
– No one will hurt you, Smith told the boy.
CHAOTIC: People ran for their lives in Kansas City. Photo: David Rainey / Reuters / NTB
Two of the suspects are minors
Three people have been arrested following the incident. Two of the suspects are described as juveniles, while the third is an adult.
Kansas City police say the shooting was not an extremist act or an act of terrorism.
– It is probably an argument between several people that ended in shooting, says police chief Stacey Graves.
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