Two adults have been charged with second-degree murder following the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade last week.
Lyndell Mays and Dominic Miller face charges including second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
These two individuals are not the two juveniles who had been charged with weapons-related offenses and resisting arrest last week.
Prosecutors allege Mays pulled out his gun first during an argument that resulted in others pulling out firearms, including Miller.
At a news conference Tuesday, prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said Miller is believed to have killed Lisa López-Galván, who died in the shooting.
At a news conference Tuesday, prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, seen here, said Miller is believed to have killed Lisa López-Galván, who died in the shooting.
People flee after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri.
Baker also said at the news conference that the Jackson County Prosecutors Office is “not done yet.”
If convicted, the two could face life behind bars and are being held on $1,000,000 bail.
The 22 injured people range in age from 8 to 47 years old, according to Police Chief Stacey Graves. Half of them under 16 years old.
Police initially detained three juveniles, but released one who they determined was not involved in the shooting.
Images circulating on social media show at least five people detained after the shooting.
As investigators continue to work the case, bullets and shell casings left at the scene have become key pieces of evidence.
ATF specialists are working to connect the suspects’ firearms to remains left at the scene, a law enforcement source said. cnn.
Amid claims that one of the gunmen moved in a circle to gun down as many people as possible, bullets lodged in the surrounding area have also been taken for analysis.
López-Galván was shot and killed Wednesday while celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory in the Super Bowl in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ideally, bullets left in the more than two dozen victims would be compared to specific firearms taken from the suspects to determine which weapon was responsible for each victim.
Because firearms leave casings with a unique mark, similar to fingerprints, the analysis can also determine if the weapons were used in other crimes in the Kansas City area.
It comes after several witnesses have given harrowing accounts of the moment the family event descended into chaos.
Witnesses described a chilling scene in which victims were shot to the ground and people were trampled in the chaos.
More than a million people were expected to gather in Kansas City for the celebration, exacerbating frantic scenes as large crowds formed a stampede to run for safety.
Rick Reichmeier told KCTV he was separated from his family when the shooting began, before witnessing the gruesome moment after a woman was shot.
Witness Rick Reichmeier said he was separated from his family when the shooting began, before seeing a woman with “blood coming out of her mouth while her chest was being pumped.”
Shooting victim Jacob Gooch Jr (pictured) said his wife and daughter, who were also shot, heard a woman pleading with a gunman not to start shooting, seconds before the shooter circled for hit as many people as possible.
“When I got up, there was a lady probably about 25 feet away from me and she had blood coming out of her mouth while they were pumping her chest,” he said.
‘I was walking away and I heard some gunshots, some pop pop pop pop, people started running and I ran. Then all of a sudden people start hitting the ground, I hit the ground and people fall on top of me.’
Another witness who suffered a gunshot wound to the ankle, Jacob Gooch Jr, claimed a woman pleaded with a gunman “don’t do it” seconds before he spun in circles to gun down as many people as possible.
Gooch Jr, who was shot in the chaos along with his wife and son, told CBS Mornings that he heard a young woman tell the shooter: “Not here, this is stupid.”
“My wife and daughter saw the gun come out and started shooting,” he said. “My daughter said a lady was holding him down…she then pulled out (the gun) and started shooting and spinning in circles.”
Gooch said he did not personally see the gunman, but he was a short distance away, as he recalled initially thinking the gunshots were fireworks.
He said he was shot in the ankle, his wife was shot in the calf muscle and his son suffered a gunshot wound to the foot, but fortunately his family was okay other than the injuries and had returned home from the hospital.