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3:50 pm Eastern Time, February 14, 2024
Chiefs fans were celebrating the team’s Super Bowl victory before the shooting occurred.
From CNN’s Kyle Feldscher and MatÃas Grez
The Kansas City Chiefs celebrate during their victory parade before a shootout in Kansas City on Wednesday.
Charlie Riedel/AP
Crowds of Kansas City Chiefs fans lined the streets of downtown Wednesday to join a raucous celebration with their back-to-back Super Bowl champions. It is the team’s third NFL championship celebration in five years.
But the celebrations soured after police said several people were shot near Union Station after a pep rally with the team.
The parade began with Chiefs players packed into double-decker buses, waving to fans as they toured the city. It didn’t take long for some players to abandon their vehicles to walk down the parade route, high-five fans and some even hand out some libations to people who had been waiting all morning to cheer on the Chiefs.
A pep rally after the parade featured several players toasting the team’s connection to the city.
The Chiefs have cemented themselves as the NFL’s latest dynasty with this latest championship victory.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who at 28 years old already claimed the title of greatest quarterback of all timeHe ran along the parade route with his arms outstretched, a pose similar to the one he struck after scoring the winning touchdown in overtime on Sunday.