Within the midst of the chaos following the deadly capturing that occurred simply because the Chiefs’ Tremendous Bowl rally in Kansas Metropolis had wrapped up, head coach Andy Reid stepped in to attempt to present consolation to followers attempting to understand what was taking place round them.
Within the aftermath of Wednesday’s mass capturing, which claimed the life of 1 particular person and left 21 different individuals injured, Gabe Wallace, a highschool sophomore, was separated from his buddies and frantic as he ran to security inside Union Station, in accordance with a report.
There a lot of individuals consoled Wallace, who was questioning whether or not his buddies had been harm within the capturing, together with Reid.
“Andy Reid was attempting to consolation me, which was good,” Wallace advised the Kansas Metropolis Star. “He was sort of hugging me, identical to, ‘Are you OK, man? Are you OK? Simply please breathe.’ He was being actual good and the whole lot.
“He left to verify on different individuals, I’m fairly certain.”
Wallace was reunited with one pal — Hank Hunter — a half hour later in an emotional scene outdoors Union Station.
“My buddies are useless — that’s what’s going via my thoughts,” Gabe stated about his feelings not realizing what occurred to his buddies. “I’m actually pondering, ‘What if my buddies are useless?. … Are they alive, or are they only mendacity there on the ground simply bleeding out?’ I don’t know.”
Sports activities Illustrated’s Albert Breer reported that Chiefs gamers — notably Blaine Gabbert, Trey Smith, Austin Reiter and Chris Oladukun — helped calm youngsters down through the fray.
The group confirmed that the gamers, workers and their households have been all accounted for.
Video from the scene confirmed soccer followers who had simply been having fun with a celebratory afternoon operating in worry for his or her lives as photographs rang out.
Three suspects are in custody in connection to the capturing.
Observe The Submit’s protection of the mass capturing on the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ Tremendous Bowl parade:
The sufferer who was killed in Wednesday’s capturing has been recognized as Lisa Lopez-Galvan, family members confirmed to the Kansas Metropolis Star.
Lopez-Galvan was a Chiefs tremendous fan and was a mom of two.
Lopez’s two nieces and nephew have been additionally injured, KMBC reported.
“I’m offended at what occurred in the present day. The individuals who got here to this celebration ought to count on a protected surroundings,” Kansas Metropolis Police chief Stacey Graves stated throughout a information convention.
“Due to unhealthy actors, which have been only a few, this tragedy occurred even within the presence of uniformed regulation enforcement officers.”