A number of folks injured in capturing close to Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ Tremendous Bowl victory rally

A number of folks have been shot after gunfire erupted throughout the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs Tremendous Bowl victory parade Wednesday, a police spokesman stated.

“On the conclusion of the rally there have been photographs fired west of Union Station close to the storage and a number of other folks had been struck,” stated Capt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman for the Kansas Metropolis Police Division.

Officers have detained two armed folks for extra investigation, Becchina stated.

“We want folks to exit the world as shortly and safely as attainable and keep away from the parking storage as a way to facilitate remedy of capturing victims,” Becchina stated.

Kansas Metropolis Police Division stated on X, previously often known as Twitter: “Pictures have been fired round Union Station. Please depart the world.”

It was unsure what number of victims had been hit by gunfire, however scanner visitors indicated that there may need been as many as 9 folks shot.

When gunfire erupted, the group started to scatter as folks took cowl.

Sam Castro, an 18 yr outdated College of Kansas scholar from St. Louis, stated he noticed folks operating out of Union Station a bit earlier than 2 p.m.

“We simply bought right here, so it’s type of loopy,” he stated.

Earlier, two folks had been shot close to twenty seventh and McGee streets, in keeping with Officer Alayna Gonzalez. The victims had been stated to have non-life-threatening accidents.

It is a breaking information story and shall be up to date as extra info turns into out there.