The prosecutor responsible for investigating the shootings that left one dead and 22 injured on February 14 during the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City, Missouri, announced Tuesday the indictment of two adults for murder.
“Two Kansas City men face charges of murder and other felonies in connection with the homicide and non-lethal shooting outside Union Station on Wednesday last,” announced the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, located in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The two men were attending the parade celebrating the Chiefs' Super Bowl victory and were armed with firearms. “A verbal altercation occurred and gunfire erupted with no regard for the thousands of other individuals in the area,” the statement said.
A bond of $1 million (930,000 euros) was set for the two defendants, who face life in prison.
In addition, two minors had already been charged on Friday. Stranded in a detention center for juvenile offenders, these two suspects, whose identity has not been communicated, are currently being prosecuted for possession of a weapon and refusal to comply.
Tens of thousands of people celebrated the Chiefs on Wednesday, who paraded through the streets of Kansas City to celebrate their victory on Sunday in the Super Bowl, the annual high mass of American football. The traditional line of double-decker buses moved up Grand Boulevard toward the old Union Station, where the shooting occurred as the parade drew to a close. The police, present in large numbers to ensure the security of the parade, intervened quickly on the scene, according to Stacey Graves.
