The person fatally shot at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory celebration Wednesday has been identified, as police held three people in custody and sought answers over the culprits and motive behind the shooting.
The victim was named by her family as Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a popular figure in the city’s Hispanic community and beyond.
At least 21 other people were injured, eight of them “life-threatening,” when shots were fired at about 2 p.m. CT, authorities said. At least 11 of those injured were aged between 6 and 15, Children’s Mercy Hospital said.
Three people have been detained by police in connection with the incident, though they have not been identified. The exact circumstances and motive behind the shootings remain unclear as a police investigation continues.
Chiefs players, who were celebrating Sunday’s overtime win that made them back-to-back champions, responded with shock and disbelief at the incident.
In a post on X, Safety Justin Reid said: “This 🤬 is SAD man! Kids are being shot and somebody didn’t come home tonight. We cannot allow this to be normal.” Tight End Travis Kelce said he was “heartbroken,” while the team’s official X account said it was “truly saddened” by Wednesday’s events.”
Lopez-Galvan co-hosted a weekly radio show on local station KKFI 90.1 called A Taste of Tejano, a celebration of Tejano or “Tex-Mex” music which has origins in Texas and Mexico. She also played local weddings and promoted charity fundraisers.
The Kansas City Star reported that she was a mother of two.
“It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we let our community know that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, host of Taste of Tejano lost her life today in the shooting at the KC Chiefs’ rally,” the station said on Facebook.
“This senseless act has taken a beautiful person from her family and this KC Community,” the station added.
The Taste of Tejano Facebook page changed its profile picture to a single candle. She last…
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