Two men — who previously didn’t know each other — have been charged with murder in connection with the shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade.
“Missouri prosecutors said at a news conference that Lyndell Mays, of Raytown, Missouri, and Dominic Miller, of Kansas City, Missouri, have been charged with second-degree murder and several weapons counts in the shooting that left one person dead and roughly two dozen others injured,” the Associated Press reported.
Mays and Miller were shot and have been in the hospital since the incident last Wednesday.
Police detailed the shooting, which was recorded on surveillance video. Two groups were involved where one group thought people in another group were staring at them.
“Surveillance video shows Mays and someone with him aggressively approached the other group, police say,” the AP reported. “The video showed Mays was the first to begin shooting despite being surrounded by crowds of people, including children, according to one of the affidavits.”
Mays told police he knew children were in the area and he hesitated to shoot, but he was threatened.
“He said he chose a random person from the other group to shoot at as that person was running away, the affidavit says,” the AP reported.
Miller changed his story when questioned by police. At first, he said he and his group of friends ran after hearing gunfire and he was shot in the back.
“When investigators told Miller they had video of him chasing someone in Mays’ group and shooting, Miller admitted to firing four to five shots, the affidavit said,” according to a AP.
Officials said Miller shot and killed Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was nearby watching the Chiefs rally, according to one of the affidavits.
The AP said, “Authorities did not release ages for either man, but court records show Mays is in his early 20s and Miller is 18 or 19.”
Two juveniles were taken into custody last week and charged withgun-related and resisting arrest charges. Police said Tuesday that more charges were still possible, AP reported.
“I do want you to understand: We seek to hold every shooter accountable for their actions on that day. Every single one,” Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said. “So while we’re not there yet on every single individual, we’re going to get there.”
