Post-Super Bowl mass shooting claims the life of a Kansas City radio announcer

February 15, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Just as the victory celebrations for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs was wrapping up, shots rang out outside the area of the city’s Union Station.

Twenty-two people were shot, including eleven children. The one fatality was Lisa Lopez-Galvan, an announcer KKFI, a community station dedicated to the local scene. The station confirmed her death with this Facebook post.

Here’s some eyewitness accounts.

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