So how did the Parade shooting actually start?
Two adults have been charged in connection with the tragic mass shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade last week, following the detention of two juveniles on gun-related and resisting arrest charges.
According to police reports, the shooting stemmed from a dispute among several individuals, revealing a shocking sequence of events.
The altercation that escalated into the shooting began when four males approached Lyndell Mays, with one of them confronting him about being looked at, as detailed in charging documents. Detective Grant Spiking outlined that the argument ensued because of mutual stares between Mays and the group.
Prosecutors disclosed that firearms were brandished from both sides, some retrieved from backpacks. Dominic Miller allegedly initiated the gunfire, which tragically claimed the life of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was present to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory.
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“Four males approached Lyndell Mays and one of the males asked Lyndell Mays what he was looking at, because they didn’t know him,” the charging documents allege.
“They began arguing about why they were staring at each other,” Detective Grant Spiking wrote in the documents of Mays and a group of men involved in the confrontation.
Guns were drawn, some from backpacks, on both sides, prosecutors said.
Miller allegedly opened fire, along with at least one other person, and it was his gunfire that struck Lisa Lopez-Galvan, there to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win, prosecutors alleged at the news conference,” Via NBC News.
The devastating outcome underscores the dire consequences of escalating minor disputes to lethal proportions. Lopez-Galvan, a wife and mother of two, lost her life because of a senseless confrontation that spiraled into violence.
Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays are facing charges of second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.
In a chilling revelation, Mays admitted to drawing a firearm in a crowded area and firing shots randomly at one of the individuals involved in the argument, motivated by the perceived threat of imminent harm. Miller, upon hearing gunshots and witnessing a man shooting at him, retaliated by returning fire, as documented in the probable cause statement.
In honor of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Saturday as a poignant tribute to her memory.
