Jacob Gooch Sr.Photo:CBS Mornings/YouTubeA man who survived getting shot at theKansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl paradeWednesday described hearing an altercation before gunfire rang out as the event concluded.Jacob Gooch Sr., who was at the parade with his wife and children, was interviewed onCBSMorningsThursday and spoke about his harrowing experience at what was supposed to be a celebratory event that devolved into chaos.“I heard the altercation … a girl who said like, ‘Don’t do it, not here, this is stupid,’ or something like that,” Gooch told CBS’ Gayle King. “And then the gunshots, which at the time I thought were fireworks.”One womanwas killed in the shooting on the west side of the city’s iconic Union Station, while 22 others, including Gooch, his wife and his son, were injured, police chief Stacey Graves said Wednesday at a press conference.Three people have been detained in connection with the shooting, Graves said. The identities of the suspects have not been released and it’s not clear if any charges have been filed.Gooch told CBS he was shot in the ankle and broke multiple metatarsal bones, while his wife was shot in the calf and his son was shot in the foot. Though he did not see the shooting, Gooch says his wife and daughter, who was uninjured, did.Kansas City shooting.David Eulitt/GettyGooch said his daughter described seeing a woman holding back a man who then pulled out a gun and started spinning in a circle while shooting.CBS Mornings“It’s just a bunch of happy people, nothing’s going to happen,” Gooch said of his thoughts before going to the parade.Graves told reporters Wednesday that a motive for the shooting is not yet known.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’sfree True Crime newsletteror breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Loud pops rang out as soon as the confetti began falling as the players left the stage, according to a PEOPLE reporter on the ground at the parade. Witnesses at the scene said they saw multiple people bleeding, although it was not clear what the source of their injuries was.Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said Wednesday that all Chiefs players were accounted for.Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mother of two, was identified as the woman killed in the shooting. Lopez-Galvan was a radio DJ forKKFI 90.1 FM, which confirmed that she had been killed.“It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we let our community know that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez, host of Taste of Tejano lost her life today in the shooting at the KC Chiefs' rally,” the station said in a statement.The Kansas City Starreported that she died during surgery after being shot in the abdomen.
Jacob Gooch Sr.Photo:CBS Mornings/YouTube
CBS Mornings/YouTube
A man who survived getting shot at theKansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl paradeWednesday described hearing an altercation before gunfire rang out as the event concluded.Jacob Gooch Sr., who was at the parade with his wife and children, was interviewed onCBSMorningsThursday and spoke about his harrowing experience at what was supposed to be a celebratory event that devolved into chaos.“I heard the altercation … a girl who said like, ‘Don’t do it, not here, this is stupid,’ or something like that,” Gooch told CBS’ Gayle King. “And then the gunshots, which at the time I thought were fireworks.”One womanwas killed in the shooting on the west side of the city’s iconic Union Station, while 22 others, including Gooch, his wife and his son, were injured, police chief Stacey Graves said Wednesday at a press conference.Three people have been detained in connection with the shooting, Graves said. The identities of the suspects have not been released and it’s not clear if any charges have been filed.Gooch told CBS he was shot in the ankle and broke multiple metatarsal bones, while his wife was shot in the calf and his son was shot in the foot. Though he did not see the shooting, Gooch says his wife and daughter, who was uninjured, did.Kansas City shooting.David Eulitt/GettyGooch said his daughter described seeing a woman holding back a man who then pulled out a gun and started spinning in a circle while shooting.CBS Mornings“It’s just a bunch of happy people, nothing’s going to happen,” Gooch said of his thoughts before going to the parade.Graves told reporters Wednesday that a motive for the shooting is not yet known.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’sfree True Crime newsletteror breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Loud pops rang out as soon as the confetti began falling as the players left the stage, according to a PEOPLE reporter on the ground at the parade. Witnesses at the scene said they saw multiple people bleeding, although it was not clear what the source of their injuries was.Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said Wednesday that all Chiefs players were accounted for.Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mother of two, was identified as the woman killed in the shooting. Lopez-Galvan was a radio DJ forKKFI 90.1 FM, which confirmed that she had been killed.“It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we let our community know that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez, host of Taste of Tejano lost her life today in the shooting at the KC Chiefs' rally,” the station said in a statement.The Kansas City Starreported that she died during surgery after being shot in the abdomen.
A man who survived getting shot at theKansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl paradeWednesday described hearing an altercation before gunfire rang out as the event concluded.
Jacob Gooch Sr., who was at the parade with his wife and children, was interviewed onCBSMorningsThursday and spoke about his harrowing experience at what was supposed to be a celebratory event that devolved into chaos.
“I heard the altercation … a girl who said like, ‘Don’t do it, not here, this is stupid,’ or something like that,” Gooch told CBS’ Gayle King. “And then the gunshots, which at the time I thought were fireworks.”
One womanwas killed in the shooting on the west side of the city’s iconic Union Station, while 22 others, including Gooch, his wife and his son, were injured, police chief Stacey Graves said Wednesday at a press conference.
Three people have been detained in connection with the shooting, Graves said. The identities of the suspects have not been released and it’s not clear if any charges have been filed.
Gooch told CBS he was shot in the ankle and broke multiple metatarsal bones, while his wife was shot in the calf and his son was shot in the foot. Though he did not see the shooting, Gooch says his wife and daughter, who was uninjured, did.
Kansas City shooting.David Eulitt/Getty
David Eulitt/Getty
Gooch said his daughter described seeing a woman holding back a man who then pulled out a gun and started spinning in a circle while shooting.
CBS Mornings
“It’s just a bunch of happy people, nothing’s going to happen,” Gooch said of his thoughts before going to the parade.
Graves told reporters Wednesday that a motive for the shooting is not yet known.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’sfree True Crime newsletteror breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
Loud pops rang out as soon as the confetti began falling as the players left the stage, according to a PEOPLE reporter on the ground at the parade. Witnesses at the scene said they saw multiple people bleeding, although it was not clear what the source of their injuries was.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said Wednesday that all Chiefs players were accounted for.
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mother of two, was identified as the woman killed in the shooting. Lopez-Galvan was a radio DJ forKKFI 90.1 FM, which confirmed that she had been killed.
“It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we let our community know that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez, host of Taste of Tejano lost her life today in the shooting at the KC Chiefs' rally,” the station said in a statement.
The Kansas City Starreported that she died during surgery after being shot in the abdomen.
source: people.com
