A Super Bowl celebration for the Kansas City Chiefs came to a tragic ending on Wednesday. Gunfire erupted at the Super Bowl parade, leaving one person dead and at least 21 others injured, including eight children. The youngest was just 6 years old.
Police have taken three people into custody.
Nearly a million people had gathered to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs at a homecoming victory rally at Union Station. And then, shots fired.
The gunfire began just as the Super Bowl champs were leaving the stage. A stunned crowd tried to escape as people started running for their lives.
“All of a sudden people started crushing forward, everybody started running. There was screaming. We didn’t know what was happening but when people run you run,” said one witness.
Officers with guns drawn were seen running through the crowd. One video appeared to show Chiefs fans chasing a suspect and taking him down.
NEW: The man who tackled a shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs parade speaks out, says he didn’t hesitate when he saw the shooter running by.
Hero!
“I didn’t hesitate. It was just do it. So I went to go tackle him and another gentleman did the same thing
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