Teen charged in connection with Chiefs rally shooting faces upgraded charge

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Office of the Juvenile Officer announced upgraded charges against one of the teens taken into custody in connection with the shooting after the Chiefs rally on Feb. 14, 2024.

According to a release, a 16-year-old who has been taken into custody since being charged after the mass shooting was arraigned Tuesday at the Family Justice Center on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon - shooting at a person. He was also charged with resisting arrest, a felony.

The Juvenile Officer stated that a hearing would take place to determine whether the teen should be tried as an adult.

The other teen charged in the shooting, also 16 years old, “continues to be detained at the Juvenile Detention Center on gun-related charges which do not rise to the level of the more serious felony charges where a juvenile is eligible for a certification hearing,” the court statement detailed.

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Just moments after the Chiefs parade and rally concluded at Union Station the afternoon of Valentine’s Day, shots rang out west of the stage area. Hundreds of people scattered quickly and first responders immediately tended to multiple gunshot victims.

Eleven victims were taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital, aged 6-15, nine of whom suffered gunshot wounds. Officials stated that a total of 22 people were wounded in the shooting, and one person died - radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan.

Two suspects were charged with murder in her death: Lyndell Mays, 23, and Dominic Miller, 18. Prosecutors stated the shooting started after an apparent dispute between two groups of people.

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