Moment startled reporters realize they’re in midst of Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting captured during live broadcast
Three sports journalists were reporting live when they discovered a fatal shooting had occurred Wednesday during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade.
Channel 41 reporters Caitlin Knute, Kevin Holmes and Mick Shaffer happily discussed the day’s festivities in the Missouri town while gradually realizing that there was an unusual amount of screaming and running away from the city. from thousands of fans in the streets.
“We have, uh, crowds dispersing,” a confused Knute said as the camera panned to the crowd desperate for cover shortly after gunshots rang out at the end of the Victory Parade west of Union Station.
Shaffer tries to explain this sudden resolution, but can’t come up with an answer until host Holmes worriedly remarks, “It looks like they’re escaping.”
The trio continue to watch in confusion as they realize they might be in danger.“We might have a situation here. We’re trying to keep an eye on it,” Knute said.“The crowds disperse pretty quickly and look a little different than normal years,” Holmes added.
“We’re not sure if they’re running to their vehicles, or to the shows, or if there’s any disruption. Now I see people jumping the fence and I don’t know exactly where they are going. The footage shows Chiefs fans desperately running in different directions as officers push through the crowd.
You see a group of revelers wearing sweaters, kneeling and lying on the ground. Knute noted that there was a heavy police presence at the parade throughout the day in anticipation of any type of unrest.
That’s when passersby shouted to the three journalists who were filming from an elevated stage to take cover. “Some people in the crowd are telling us to get off,” Knute said, before asking her station mates to take over the broadcast so she, Holmes and Shaffer could get to safety.
The chaotic shooting left one dead and nine others injured. Three victims are in critical condition and five others were seriously injured, firefighters said. Several suspected shooters have been arrested.Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas asked revelers to “please stay away from the area.”
Child reunification stations have been set up at the station’s main entrance and at 2301 Main St. Police said there are “several others in need of reunification.”The shooting remains under investigation.
