Chiefs Super Bowl celebration shooting: Reactions on social media

Kansas City has been rocked after a series of shots were fired at the end of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade, with an estimated one million people in attendance as the NFL champions celebrated Sunday’s victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

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Not long after the end of the parade at the city’s Union Station, there were reports of gunfire nearby, with Kansas City Police quickly confirming the shootings via a Twitter/X thread, in which they initially instructed people to leave the area, and revealed people inside Union Station were not allowed to leave until its surroundings had been cleared.

Chief of Police Stacey Graves later explained that two people had been immediately taken into custody by officers, who had administered life-sustaining aid to a number of victims with the help of the fire department. Sadly, she also confirmed that one person had been mortally wounded, and that 10 to 15 people, none of whom were children, had suffered injuries, although she wasn’t able to disclose their conditions.

Videos circulation online have also shown fans rushing to apprehend one of the supposed shooters. Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes, voted Super Bowl MVP for the third time in Phoenix on Sunday, was among those who took to social media to condemn the incident.

Social media reacts to Kansas City shootings

Kansas City Police kept the public up-to-date of the goings-on on Twitter/X.

Chief of Police Stacey Graves offers an update on the situation.

The world of NFL sends its prayers and speaks out against the shootings.

Fans relay their experiences of the incident, with some helping those who had been injured and a few even helping to apprehend the shooters.

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As part of her statement to the media, Graves revealed Kansas City Police would also be issuing further updates via their Twitter/X feed, which is where they originally informed the public of the incident.

The Chiefs - and Kansas City itself - have become accustomed to Super Bowl parades in recent times. Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Andy Reid and company have won the NFL championship game three times in the last five years, including the last two in a row.