Kansas City shooting latest: Still no charges as multiple juvenile subjects questioned

Wednesday’s shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade was the 47th mass shooting in the US of 2024, according to the tracker Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as when four or more people are shot, not including the shooter.

On Wednesday, 22 people were shot and one person — a mother of two and beloved radio DJ — was killed. Half the gunshot victims were under the age of 16.

One of three people detained by police after the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade has been released, The Independent has confirmed.

A statement from Kansas City Police read: “There are two juvenile teens currently in custody for further investigation.

“A third person who was in custody was determined to not be involved.”

Kansas City Police also confirmed to The Independent on Friday morning that the 24-hour rule for pressing charges only applies to adults in custody.

“The two juveniles are currently being held in custody while we work with juvenile prosecutors to review investigative findings and determine applicable charges. The juvenile court system determines the custody status of all juvenile arrests.

“To clarify, we never indicated the third person was an adult. They are also a juvenile.”

A GoFundMe started by the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a victim of the Kansas City shooting, has raised more than $190,000 with Taylor Swift donating most of the proceeds.

On the official GoFundMe page, the top donator remains to be Ms Swift, who attended the Super Bowl to cheer on her boyfriend and Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce. Ms Swift donated $50,000 twice to the family’s fundraiser and sent her “deepest sympathies and condolences.”

The purpose of the fundraiser is to benefit the family of Lopez-Galvan who was killed during the shooting while attending the parade.

No charges have yet been filed over the Kansas City Chiefs Parade shooting that left one dead and another 22 with gunshot wounds – including multiple children.

Three people were detained at the scene of the shooting, with one released on Thursday without charge.

The other two – who are both juveniles – continued to be held as of Thursday night.

Formal charges against them have not yet been filed, Kansas City police said at a press conference.

A police spokesperson told ABC News that officials were working with juvenile prosecutors to “determine applicable charges” in the case.

Missouri’s gun laws are considered some of the laxest in the country, with the Giffords Law Center calling them “appallingly weak.”

No background check is required to purchase a firearm, nor is a permit for concealed carry. There is no ban on assault weapons.

There are also no restrictions on gun ownership for people who have been convicted of violent crimes, and firearms are not required to be locked up to prevent children from accessing them.

Police respond after gun shots were fired after the celebration of the Kansas City Chiefs winning Super Bowl LVIII

In 2021, Missouri enacted a law called the “Second Amendment Preservation Act,” which made federal gun regulations illegal statewide, and prohibited law enforcement from enforcing any federal laws that “infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms.”

A federal judge later struck it down, having ruled the state law unconstitutional, and the Supreme Court upheld the decision.

Here are some photographs from a Thursday evening candlelight vigil in Kansas City for victims of the shooting:

Ten-year-old Samuel Arellano kept telling his family he’d been hit after shots rang out Wednesday near Kansas City’s Union Station. He’d come to the parade with his grandfather, aunt and uncle, all of them massive Kansas City Chiefs fans, and they’d been reveling in the day and their Chiefs jerseys.

Samuel was particularly thrilled to see the players in person, addressing the crowd from microphones at the Union Station rally; Patrick Mahomes is his favourite.

Soon, though, the elation of the day was marred by gunshots – and Samuel felt a biting pain under his arm as training from the active shooter drills at school kicked in.

“When I heard the gunshots, I hid,” he told The Independent

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