Authorities have charged two youngsters for his or her alleged involvement within the mass taking pictures on the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs' Tremendous Bowl LVIII victory parade that killed one particular person and injured 22 others.
The Kansas Metropolis Missouri Police Division mentioned in an replace Thursday that “we’ve two topics in custody and they’re juveniles” and that they’re “working to find out the involvement of different people.”
Moreover, they tentatively concluded that “there was no connection to terrorism or violent extremism” that impressed the taking pictures. Moderately, it was “a dispute between a number of folks that resulted in a taking pictures.”
Authorities additionally recognized the lone dying as 43-year-old Elizabeth Galvan, also called Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mom of two and a radio disc jockey at KKFI 90.1 FM.
In line with the police, the 22 injured folks have been between the ages of 8 and 47, with virtually half of the victims beneath 16.
Police Chief Stacey Graves was quoted within the replace as saying that regulation enforcement's response to the taking pictures “was exemplary,” as was that of personal residents.
“Bystanders additionally responded, assisted one another and even bodily stopped the particular person believed to be concerned within the incident,” Graves mentioned.
“I want to thank the individuals who acted bravely alongside regulation enforcement yesterday. Your selfless act didn’t go unnoticed. Thanks, Kansas Metropolis. I'm upset about what occurred in our metropolis yesterday, however I'm grateful for the response.”
A 3rd juvenile was taken into custody in response to the taking pictures, in keeping with ABC affiliate KMBC Information, nonetheless that particular person was later launched.
On Wednesday, because the Chiefs' Tremendous Bowl victory celebration was winding down in Kansas Metropolis, pictures rang out from a minimum of one particular person within the crowd at Union Station.
IN Press conference Talking hours after the taking pictures, Kansas Metropolis Mayor Quinton Lucas mentioned “many individuals have been touched by this incident” and known as for prayers for the victims.
“At the moment was tragic for everybody concerned,” Lucas mentioned. “We now have develop into a part of the statistics of too many Individuals: those that have skilled, been part of, or been related to a mass taking pictures.”
“I proceed to commend our law enforcement officials, our firefighters and others who have been there to reply instantly. However we even have to determine a manner to verify issues like this cease occurring in our nation.”
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