Kansas City, Missouri – Two men have been charged with murder in the deadly shooting at last week’s Kansas City Chiefs parade, prosecutors announced Tuesday. The prosecution of the two men comes after two juvenile suspects were separately charged last week in connection with the shooting that killed a woman and wounded 22 other people near Union Station shortly after the rally celebrating the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory.
The suspects, Lyndell Mays and Dominic Miller, were involved in an argument at the rally which escalated and led to the deadly shooting. Evidence indicated that Miller’s gun was the one that allegedly killed the fatal victim, identified as Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a 43-year-old mother of two and a local radio DJ. Miller was seen in surveillance video watching the argument from several feet away, then pulled out a gun, chased after one of the people in the argument, and appeared to start shooting.
Lopez-Galvan was in a crowd of people in the direction where Miller was allegedly firing, and he then fled the scene after being shot in the chaos. Miller told investigators at a hospital that a man was shooting at him and he returned fire, estimating that he fired four or five shots from his 9 mm handgun.
Mays, who was also shot during the chaos, allegedly told police he drew his gun because someone in the group said, “I’m going to get you.” Both Mays and Miller have been charged with second-degree murder and lesser offenses, and are being held on a $1 million bond. The investigation into the shooting remained ongoing, the prosecutor said.
“We seek to hold every shooter accountable for their actions on that day — every single one,” the prosecutor said. “So while we’re not there yet on every single individual, we’re going to get there.”
Last week, authorities charged two juvenile suspects with gun-related and resisting-arrest offenses in the shooting. Their cases are being handled by a different office, Baker said. Defendants aged 17 and under in Missouri are typically adjudicated through the juvenile system, which is far more private than the system for adults, according to The Associated Press. Names of the accused are not released, nor are police documents such as probable cause statements.
Lopez-Galvan’s family expressed gratitude for the suspects being charged, saying “Though it does not bring back our beloved Lisa, it is comforting to know that the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office and the KCPD made it a top priority to seek justice for Lisa, the other shooting victims, those who had to witness this tragedy unfold and the Kansas City community.”