Updated, 12:55 Pm: Missouri prosecutors have just revealed that two men have been charged with murder out of the fatal shooting that the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win celebration on February 14.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said on Tuesday that Dominic Miller, 18, and Lyndell Mays, 22 now face a variety of charges, including second-degree murder. Both injured as a part of the shootings last week, the duo are in custody in a Kansa City hospital on bail of $1 million each.
The men could get life sentences if found guilty of the felony plus the unlawful use of a firearm charges. Prosecutor Peters Baker said at a press conference Tuesday that her office’s investigation of the shooting is ongoing and more charges could be coming.
Last week’s shooting at the end of the Chiefs parade killed local radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan and wounded at least 22 other people. Half...
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said on Tuesday that Dominic Miller, 18, and Lyndell Mays, 22 now face a variety of charges, including second-degree murder. Both injured as a part of the shootings last week, the duo are in custody in a Kansa City hospital on bail of $1 million each.
The men could get life sentences if found guilty of the felony plus the unlawful use of a firearm charges. Prosecutor Peters Baker said at a press conference Tuesday that her office’s investigation of the shooting is ongoing and more charges could be coming.
Last week’s shooting at the end of the Chiefs parade killed local radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan and wounded at least 22 other people. Half...
- 2/20/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Taylor Swift has contributed $100,000 to a GoFundMe page set up for the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was killed in a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade earlier this week.
The Elizabeth Lopez-Galvan Memorial page was set up Thursday afternoon with a goal of raising $75,000 for the victim’s family. Early this morning, Swift pushed the total past its goal with two separate donations of $50,000. So far, more than 1,300 people have donated. Variety confirmed Swift’s donations are legitimate.
“Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in the wake of your devastating loss,...
The Elizabeth Lopez-Galvan Memorial page was set up Thursday afternoon with a goal of raising $75,000 for the victim’s family. Early this morning, Swift pushed the total past its goal with two separate donations of $50,000. So far, more than 1,300 people have donated. Variety confirmed Swift’s donations are legitimate.
“Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in the wake of your devastating loss,...
- 2/16/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Joe Biden said that the mass shootings at a Super Bowl celebration rally in Kansas City today “cuts deep in the American soul.”
“Today’s events should move us, shock us, shame us into acting. What are we waiting for? What else do we need to see? How many more families need to be torn apart?” he said in a statement released by the White House.
Authorities said that 22 people were shot, including one who died from wounds. Nine of those injured were children. Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said officers have “three persons detained and under investigation.”
Kansas City radio station Kkfi said that one of its DJs, Lisa Lopez, was killed in the shootings.
The rally was taking place at the city’s Union Station, where crowds had gathered to celebrate the Chiefs’ second Super Bowl win in a row.
Biden called for a ban on assault...
“Today’s events should move us, shock us, shame us into acting. What are we waiting for? What else do we need to see? How many more families need to be torn apart?” he said in a statement released by the White House.
Authorities said that 22 people were shot, including one who died from wounds. Nine of those injured were children. Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said officers have “three persons detained and under investigation.”
Kansas City radio station Kkfi said that one of its DJs, Lisa Lopez, was killed in the shootings.
The rally was taking place at the city’s Union Station, where crowds had gathered to celebrate the Chiefs’ second Super Bowl win in a row.
Biden called for a ban on assault...
- 2/15/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Lisa Lopez-Galvan.
An on-air radio personality was killed during a mass shooting at the end of a rally for the Kansas City Chiefs football team on Wednesday.
Lisa Lopez-Galvan was attending the rally in celebration of the Chief’s win at Super Bowl Lviii when gunfire rang out at the end of the event.
At least 22 people were injured in the shooting, including 11 children, according to local law enforcement and hospital officials. One person died from their injuries, police said at a press conference, though they did not identify the deceased victim.
The Kansas City Star newspaper later said Lopez-Galvan’s family confirmed the radio DJ died while undergoing surgery after she was shot in the abdomen. It was not clear if Lopez-Galvan was the only fatality.
Lopez-Galvan served as an on-air personality for community radio station Kkfi (90.1 FM), where she hosted a Hispanic music program called “Tejano Tuesday.” She...
An on-air radio personality was killed during a mass shooting at the end of a rally for the Kansas City Chiefs football team on Wednesday.
Lisa Lopez-Galvan was attending the rally in celebration of the Chief’s win at Super Bowl Lviii when gunfire rang out at the end of the event.
At least 22 people were injured in the shooting, including 11 children, according to local law enforcement and hospital officials. One person died from their injuries, police said at a press conference, though they did not identify the deceased victim.
The Kansas City Star newspaper later said Lopez-Galvan’s family confirmed the radio DJ died while undergoing surgery after she was shot in the abdomen. It was not clear if Lopez-Galvan was the only fatality.
Lopez-Galvan served as an on-air personality for community radio station Kkfi (90.1 FM), where she hosted a Hispanic music program called “Tejano Tuesday.” She...
- 2/15/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
The man charged in the shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl after he rang the wrong doorbell has pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old man accused of shooting Yarl twice, entered the plea in a Liberty, Missouri courtroom Wednesday, six days after the shooting occurred in Kansas City. Lester remains free after posting bail Tuesday; as part of his bail deal, Lester must also relinquish his weapons, have his cellphone monitored, and was ordered not to have any contact with the Yarl family.
Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old man accused of shooting Yarl twice, entered the plea in a Liberty, Missouri courtroom Wednesday, six days after the shooting occurred in Kansas City. Lester remains free after posting bail Tuesday; as part of his bail deal, Lester must also relinquish his weapons, have his cellphone monitored, and was ordered not to have any contact with the Yarl family.
- 4/19/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Ralph Yarl’s classmates gathered for a unity walk Tuesday, April 18, to show their support for the Black 16-year-old, who was just released from the hospital after being shot twice by a white man last week.
Per Kshb 41 in Kansas City, about 1,500 students and some staff marched around the Staley High School campus, holding posters and chanting, “We love you Ralph” and “Justice for Ralph.” A spokesperson for North Kansas City Public Schools said the march was “intended to support Ralph in his recovery and have a positive impact on the community.
Per Kshb 41 in Kansas City, about 1,500 students and some staff marched around the Staley High School campus, holding posters and chanting, “We love you Ralph” and “Justice for Ralph.” A spokesperson for North Kansas City Public Schools said the march was “intended to support Ralph in his recovery and have a positive impact on the community.
- 4/19/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Andrew Lester has been charged with armed assault in the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said at a news conference on Monday, as The Washington Post reports. Yarl, 16, was shot in the head and then shot one more time when he went to pick up his younger twin brothers at a friend’s house in Kansas City, Missouri, and accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address.
The shooting has sparked questions regarding whether the incident was racially motivated. During the press conference, Thompson said the...
The shooting has sparked questions regarding whether the incident was racially motivated. During the press conference, Thompson said the...
- 4/17/2023
- by Andrea Marks and Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
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