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On Wednesday afternoon, Kansas City’s downtown streets had become a sea of red – hundreds of thousands of Kansas City Chiefs’ fans gathered to celebrate their team’s second consecutive Super Bowl victory.
This moment, filled with speeches from players and moments of zany fun, was supposed to cement the Chiefs as a sports dynasty.
But just as the parade was winding down in the early afternoon, gunshots suddenly rang out. Celebrations and cheers quickly turned into a frantic scene of horror, screaming and confusion.
People sprinted away from the pops of gunfire across confetti-strewn streets, as the sunny winter day was suddenly consumed by chaos.
A mass shooting near the city’s Union Station left one woman dead and 21 others injured, including multiple children. Many more were hurt in the sudden stampede that followed the unexpected crackle of gunfire.
Footage of the scene showed the shock and fear of Kansas City fans. Many said they were initially unsure what the threat was and where it was coming from.
People then took off running around him, he said, though no one seemed sure where to go. In some reports, witnesses describe hordes of people taking off in one direction, only to suddenly turn around and run the opposite way.
Several inside Union Station described similarly disturbing moments of uncertainty. Witnesses said they were unsure if the shots were coming from inside or outside the building.
“I’m pretty sure I heard shots in Union Station. They might’ve been a little bit outside, I’m not sure, though,” Kansas high school student Gabe Wallace told the Kansas City Star. “The security guard was like, ‘Get over the damn fence right now, there’s a shooter.'”
A large police presence quickly descended upon the station, as more than 800 law enforcement officers had been on duty for the event. Some video posted to social media showed officers charging through crowds as onlookers ran for cover.
