A heroic father helped stop one of the alleged gunmen who opened fire at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII Parade.
On Wednesday (February 14), three gunmen started shooting inside Union Station in Kansas, Missouri, moments after the football team left the stage following celebrations for the Chief's historic 25-22 overtime victory in Las Vegas.
The tragedy left one person dead, and 29 others, including young children, wounded. Reports also stated that some of the casualties were rushed to nearby Children's Mercy Hospital.
The identities of the gunmen have not yet been confirmed and no motive has been given for the attack, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves revealed in a press conference. One of those detained was pictured in a red hoodie with his hands cuffed behind his back.
One video shared on social media shows members of the public chasing a presumed gunman and pinning him to the ground. They then can be seen trying to alert the police to what is happening, and two or three officers run to the scene and detain the person.
It has now been revealed that the brave fan who tackled the alleged shooter was a father named Trey Filter who told The New York Post that he heard somebody shout "Get him!" seconds before he saw a flash of white speeding through the panicked crowd.
"My brain tells me, 'That must be him,'" Filter recalled. "I literally remember when I was tackling him, 'I sure hope this is who they were yelling at me to get.' Because I just went, 'boom!'… I really don’t recall seeing him coming."
Watch the wild footage below:In the clip, Filter leaped on the alleged criminal but they quickly wriggled free. However, the suspected gunman was then tackled again by a second Chiefs fan, who somersaulted on him. That's when Filter and two other fans all worked together to hold the suspect down until authorities arrived.
Filter believes the weapon was an AK-47 assault rifle, adding: "I don’t know if I knocked him out when I tackled him or what, but I had him squeezed so hard he might have been passed out all the time for all I know. I just started racking him in his ribs."
Bystanders were screaming that the man had a gun, however, Filter's wife already obtained their assault weapon.
Travis Kelce, who plays as a tight end for the American football team, spoke out about the horrific incident in an emotional post shared on X (formerly Twitter).
"I am heartbroken over the tragedy that took place today. My heart is with all who came out to celebrate with us and have been affected. KC, you mean the world to me," the 34-year-old penned.
The Chiefs also released a statement, which read: "We are truly saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred outside of Union Station at the conclusion of today's parade and rally. Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and all of Kansas City."
The NFL team added that "all of our players, coaches, staff and their families are safe and accounted for," while also sharing that they were in close contact with law enforcement officials and expressed gratitude to first responders.
The dead victim has been identified by loved ones as mom-of-two and DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan. It has been reported that she tragically passed at a hospital during surgery for a gunshot wound to her abdomen, per The Kansas City Star.
Lopez-Galvan's local radio station announced her death on Facebook, writing: "It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we let our community know that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, host of Taste of Tejano lost her life today in the shooting at the KC Chiefs' rally. Our hearts and prayers are with her family," adding: "This senseless act has taken a beautiful person from her family and this KC Community."
Lopez's close friend, Manny Abarca, spoke about her impact in an interview with TalkTV's Jeremy Kyle and Rosie Wright on Talk Today, sharing that she was an "incredible leader in the Latino community" in Kansas City.
"I've had the opportunity and privilege to be on her show and [participate] in community events throughout Kansas City with her and her family. So she is a large loss to our community," he said, as cited by Daily Mail. "But also, she was a mother. She was a friend and neighbor. These are the types of folks that, tragically, are victim to what some, you know, use as a hobby, collecting so many guns."
Our thoughts are with Lopez-Galvan's loved ones at this devasting time, and all those affected by this tragedy.
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