(NewsNation) — Shots were fired Wednesday near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl Rally in Missouri, police said.
Several people were struck, a Kansas City Missouri Police Department spokesperson said. NewsNation local affiliate WDAF reports the shooting happened outside Union station.
Two armed people have been detained by police.
The Associated Press is reporting that 8-10 are injured. WDAF says one is critical. University Health Hospital and Children’s Mercy Hospital both said they are receiving patients from the rally.
Multiple people near the parade route were carried away on stretchers, as fans were urged by police to exit the area as quickly as possible.
TOPSHOT – A person is detained by police near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. Shots were reportedly fired during the parade, according to police. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)A victim is aided after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – FEBRUARY 14: People take cover during a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. Several people were shot and two people were detained after a rally celebrating the Chiefs Super Bowl victory. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – FEBRUARY 14: Law enforcement and medical personnel respond to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. Several people were shot and two people were detained after a rally celebrating the Chiefs Super Bowl victory. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)TOPSHOT – First responders tend to an injured person as they bring her out of Union Station near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. Multiple people were injured after gunfire erupted at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday, local police said. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)A woman is taken to an ambulance after an incident following the Kansa City Chiefs NFL football Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers Sunday in the Super Bowl 58. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Chase Gemes, who had been at the celebration, called the scene after the shooting “chaotic.”
“There were so many police cars and ambulances coming through the street,” he told NewsNation.
Reunification stations were set up inside the main entrance of Union Station and 2301 Main Street.
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