- The tight finish seemed in good spirits simply hours after the Chiefs’ Superbowl parade descended into tragedy
Travis Kelce callously carried on his Super Bowl victory get together at a Kansas City restaurant final night time whereas injured followers lay within the hospital and a household mourned the demise of 1 shot lifeless on the parade.
The tight finish appeared in good spirits as he clutched a beer on his manner into the Granfalloon Restaurant and Bar, simply hours after being rushed off stage together with his teammates as a number of gunmen opened hearth on their throes of followers.
At least 21 individuals have been gunned down within the horror parade capturing, together with 9 kids aged between six and 15, with tributes pouring in for a beloved Kansas City radio DJ who was killed.
Kelce posed for a smiling selfie with two law enforcement officials stationed outdoors, in an ill-timed outing following his antics on stage the place he appeared too drunk to talk.
The selfies sparked backlash from some followers, with one saying: ‘Not a great look IMO for him just a few hours after an individual was killed and others wounded.’
Others defended the Superbowl star and felt he had a proper to take pleasure in a meal out together with his workforce, hours after he stated he was ‘heartbroken’ over the horror capturing.
‘My coronary heart is with all who got here out to have fun with us and have been affected. KC, you imply the world to me,’ he stated on X.
Travis Kelce carried on his Super Bowl victory get together at a Kansas City restaurant final night time
The tight finish seemed in good spirits simply hours after the Chiefs’ Superbowl parade descended into tragedy
Kelce clutched a beer on his manner into a preferred Kansas City eatery
Kelce sparked backlash together with his antics after the parade, throughout which he appeared too drunk to talk
Kelce joined his workforce for a meal out on the Granfalloon Restaurant and Bar in Kansas City
Kelce loved his night time out hours earlier than Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas gave an replace on the investigation, saying he’s contemplating blocking any Superbowl victory parades subsequent yr if the Chiefs win once more following Wednesday’s horror mass capturing.
The mayor, 39, stated three suspects stay underneath questioning over the tragedy, however declined to establish the gunmen who shot 21 individuals and killed one at Wednesday’s Superbowl parade.
Lucas provided scant new particulars on the tragedy early Thursday morning, and apologized for ‘failing to maintain all people secure’ on the household occasion at a 6am press convention Thursday.
‘I’m sorry that this occurred yesterday,’ he stated.
‘We labored exhausting to placed on an distinctive parade, we spent hundreds of thousands on it, however we did not maintain all people secure and that is one thing I’ve nice guilt over.’
He added in an interview with CBS {that a} motive for the bloodbath stays a thriller, and condemned the benefit of entry to firearms in Missouri as ‘this isn’t the best way I need to reside.’
Lucas didn’t provide specifics on the kind of gun used, however stated it gave the impression to be ‘some kind of rapid-fire firearm.’
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas gave a 6am press convention Thursday to guarantee residents three suspects have been in custody – however declined to establish the gunmen
Terrified parade-goers flee for his or her lives after gunmen opened hearth shortly after the Superbowl winners stepped off stage
Several individuals have been seen being wheeled away in a stretcher, with not less than 21 individuals shot within the horror parade bloodbath
Lucas condemned the simple entry the gunmen needed to lethal weapons, citing how there have been over 800 cops stationed on the parade that have been powerless to forestall a mindless mass capturing.
‘Clearly, there may be an entry to firearm problem for some in our neighborhood,’ he stated.
‘There’s an individual or individuals who deliberately or unintentionally hearth right into a crowd and hit virtually two dozen individuals, our officers may be on it right away but there’s nonetheless this degree of hurt.
‘We must do one thing about the truth that a few of these individuals are in a position to get these weapons within the first place.
‘I do not know what we’ll do about it finally, however we have to discover nationwide and native options to it.’
Lucas stated he was within the entrance row when the ‘horrifying’ capturing unfolded, which despatched 1000’s of followers sprinting for his or her lives as chaos took over the Superbowl celebration.
He recalled the second the enjoyable household occasion descended into mayhem, seconds after the Kansas City Chiefs gamers have been ‘dancing on stage.’
‘That’s when (police) rushed the stage,’ he continued. ‘There was commotion, and all of us sprinted for our lives.’
People flee after photographs have been fired close to the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade
Up to at least one million individuals have been anticipated to assemble in Kansas City for the parade, which sparked chaotic scenes as large crowds fled for his or her lives as photographs rang out
The horror capturing led to eerily quiet scenes outdoors the parade as the large crowds scrambled for security
An injured fan receives help and is carried away from the scene of the capturing
A girl with a big minimize on her face was seen being stretchered away from the scene
Terrified witnesses stated the chaotic scenes separated households as kids have been left screaming for assist, with the mayor noting he misplaced his household within the frenzy.
‘All of a sudden somebody got here and whisked me away… I ended up separated from my spouse and was put in a police car,’ he stated, including his household have been ‘secure however shaken.’
‘It was horrifying.’ he stated.
‘I do not say that to enlarge my expertise. there have been lots of people who had it rather a lot worse than me – somebody misplaced their life.’
Last yr, Kansas City recorded a report variety of homicides at 185, an element that the mayor stated pissed off him following the capturing as he makes an attempt to crackdown on the crimewave.
Lucas cited a 30 p.c beginning pay rise for law enforcement officials that he proposed to attempt to entice extra residents to affix the police – saying the drive wanted extra officers like those that ran in the direction of hazard when the capturing started.
Lucas’ considerations over the simple entry to weapons was echoed by President Biden, who used the second to name for stronger gun management measures.
‘Today’s occasions ought to transfer us, shock us, disgrace us into appearing,’ Biden stated in a assertion.
‘Make your voice heard in Congress so we lastly act to ban assault weapons, to restrict high-capacity magazines, strengthen background checks, maintain weapons out of the fingers of those that don’t have any enterprise proudly owning them or dealing with them.’
An individual is loaded onto an ambulance following the capturing, the place not less than 21 individuals have been wounded and one was killed
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, pictured right here along with her husband, died throughout surgical procedure at a hospital for a gunshot wound to her stomach
It comes as tributes have poured in for the one one who misplaced their life within the capturing, beloved Kansas City radio DJ and mom of two Lisa Lopez-Galvan.
She handed away throughout emergency surgical procedure in hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound to the stomach.
Local Democrat Manny Abarca who was a pal of Lopez-Galvan’s spoke about her influence in an interview with TalkTV’s Jeremy Kyle and Rosie Wright on Talk Today.
‘It’s a tragic state of affairs. I used to be there with my six yr outdated daughter, Camilla and we went from catching confetti to hiding in a rest room, not understanding what our destiny could also be. Unfortunately, that is the state of enormous occasions like this in America.
‘We should look out for these with weapons which might be readily accessible, and accessible significantly in states like Missouri.’