Third suspect in Super Bowl shooting charged with murder after 'teddy bear backpack' seems to implicate him



A third adult has been charged with murder in connection with the deadly shooting at the Super Bowl parade last month after a couple of distinguishing features, including a "teddy bear backpack," seemed to implicate him.

On February 14, approximately 1 million fans gathered along the streets of Kansas City, Missouri, to celebrate the Chiefs' second consecutive Super Bowl win and their third in four years. Everyone seemed to be having a good time until suddenly, shots rang out in the area of West Pershing Road and Kessler Road, leaving 24 people as young as 8 wounded and Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a 43-year-old mother of two, dead.

The violence apparently erupted after two groups who did not know each other stared one another down. A verbal altercation between the two groups quickly escalated when one individual drew a weapon, prompting others to produce their weapons as well, court documents said.

In all, police believe 12 individuals drew weapons and at least six fired them. All six — three adults and three minors — have been arrested.

Two of those six alleged shooters — 18-year-old Dominic Miller and 23-year-old Lyndell Mays — have already been charged with second-degree murder. Miller is believed to have fired the shot that killed Lopez-Galvan, and the firearm he used is believed to have been stolen.

On Thursday, a third adult male was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting: 20-year-old Terry Young. According to charging documents, as tensions between the two groups increased, Young grabbed his gun and began advancing toward a member of the opposite group. He then "appears to shoot several times in [redacted] direction, shooting with one hand," even though bystanders were within close proximity, before fleeing the area on foot, the documents said.

The mass shooting was captured on surveillance video, and police said they were able to identify Young by two notable characteristics: He wears his hair in long dreadlocks, and he apparently often carries "a very distinct backpack, that appears to be a bear, that is half green and half yellow, and other colors," documents said.

Police found a person who appears to be Young in several YouTube videos, including a rap video posted about a month before the shooting. In that video, the man believed to be Young "is seen wearing the same, unique green teddy bear backpack as the one seen on Union Station and Crown Center surveillance videos. He is also seen as having the same type of long dreads," the documents claimed. Several other suspects in the shooting appeared in that rap video as well, police said.

In addition to second-degree murder, Young has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. Like Mays and Miller, Young's bond has been set at $1 million. Young has not yet retained an attorney. The AP sought comment from Young's family members, but the outlet's messages were not returned.

Another suspect in the Super Bowl shooting was also assessed new charges this week. An unidentified 15-year-old has now been charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is currently in custody at Juvenile Detention and may be tried as an adult. Two other teens have also been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting.

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Mother of Super Bowl parade shooting suspect started GoFundMe to help her son through 'tragic time'



The mother of one of two suspects in the deadly shooting during the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City, Missouri, last week tried to crowdsource funds for son — before apparently coming to her senses and shutting the account down.

Last Wednesday, the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory celebration with the city turned to atrocity when two young men allegedly began firing bullets at one another after a brief argument. According to reports, Dominic Miller, 18, and a group of his associates attending the parade thought Lyndell Mays, 23, "was looking at them" in a way they found offensive.

Mays, apparently a total stranger to Miller and his group, allegedly responded by taunting them and approaching them "in an aggressive manner." As tensions continued to escalate, Mays then drew a weapon and started chasing and firing at an unnamed and unarmed individual, surveillance footage indicated. Miller also allegedly fired a weapon, which police believe was stolen.

After the violent melee was over, 22 people — including nine children — were wounded, and Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a 43-year-old mother of two, was dead. Prosecutors claim that Miller fired the lethal shot.

Mays was among the wounded, having sustained nine gunshots, and has been in the hospital since the incident. To offset the cost of his medical care and to help him manage the "tragic" experience, his mother, Teneal Burnside, initiated a GoFundMe account on his behalf, the New York Post reported.

In pleading her case for donations, Burnside — perhaps beholden to the American legal principle of innocent until proven guilty — painted Mays as the victim of unfortunate circumstances. "He is in the ICU fighting for a recovery from several surgeries from going to the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration with his older sister," Burnside wrote, according to the Post.

On the account page, Burnside also shared pictures of Mays hooked up to various medical devices in the ICU to demonstrate the severity of his injuries. "Getting shot multiple times at a time that was [meant] to bring so much joy to so many has [brought] pain and sadness to all that was attending," Burnside reportedly lamented.

The account has since been deleted, so verifying when it was started and closed is difficult. However, the Post claimed that it had raised $100 before Mays was criminally charged on Tuesday.

Both Mays and Miller have been charged with one count of second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. Bond for both men has been set at $1 million.

When questioned about the shooting, Mays reportedly admitted that he drew his weapon first and that he started shooting after members of Miller's group threatened to "get" him, a phrase that he interpreted to mean they wanted to "kill" him. Additionally, he reportedly acknowledged that others began firing their guns after he "shot first."

Mays also supposedly framed the shooting as a "stupid" mistake. "Stupid, man," Mays said, according to court documents. "Just pulled a gun out and started shooting.

"I shouldn’t have done that. Just being stupid."

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Suspected Kansas City Chiefs parade shooter picked a target at random during dispute, then started shooting: Court docs



One of the suspected Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooters told police he was "just being stupid" when he allegedly started shooting indiscriminately into a crowd full of kids, according to court documents.

Lyndell Mays, 23, and Dominic Miller, 18 — two of the suspects Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) called "thugs," to the chagrin of Kansas City's Democratic Mayor Quinton Lucas — have both been charged with murder in relation to the horrific Valentine's Day shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' victory parade.

The afternoon shooting claimed the life of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a 43-year-old mother of two, and grievously wounded at least 24 other people, ages ranging from 8 to 47.

The murder charges come just days after a pair of teens were charged with gun-related offenses as well as with resisting arrest in connection with the parade shooting. More arrests may yet be made as the investigation progresses.

According to court documents, Mays was found after the bloodletting just north of West Pershing Road and Kessler Road, suffering from a gunshot wound. Shell casings were located next to his person along with a stolen Glock 9mm handgun. The gun contained a 15-round magazine with six live rounds remaining, including one that was chambered.

Court documents indicate Mays admitted to police that "he drew a gun first, in a crowd of people with kids, picked one of the individuals in the group at random, and started shooting, all because they said, 'I'm going to get you,' and to him, that meant, 'I'm going to kill you.'"

When pressed on why he advanced on the group of males to begin with, Mays allegedly told police, "Stupid, man. Just pulled a gun out and started shooting. I shouldn't have done that. Just being stupid."

A female witness who was with Mays when the shooting began west of Union Station reportedly told police that "a group of four males approached Lyndell Mays, and one of the males asked Lyndell Mays what he was looking at, because they didn't know him."

The female witness' boyfriend told police that Mays and a group of individuals were "arguing about why they were staring at each other." He indicated that while it was clear the confrontational males had in their possession a firearm, "at no time did the individual touch the firearm or make any threatening statements" to him, his girlfriend, or Mays.

The female witness claimed that upon spotting firearms, she begged Mays to leave. After her supposed attempt at de-escalation, she allegedly turned her back on Lyndell and the other men, at which point she heard gunshots.

Jacob Gooch Sr., a man who took a bullet at the parade along with members of his family, told "CBS Mornings" last week that prior to the shooting, he heard a girl begging one alleged shooter, "Don't do it. Not here. This is stupid."

Gooch indicated that his daughter observed the alleged shooter break free of the woman, then begin "shooting and spinning in a circle."

Court documents suggest surveillance footage confirms that Mays played a lead role in escalating the situation.

"Lyndell Mays starts to approach the individuals in an aggressive manner, at which time Witness 9 puts her hand on Lyndell Mays in an attempt to stop him from advancing further," says the court documents. "It appears Witness 9 and Lyndell Mays continue to verbally argue with individuals in the group."

After yelling at the other men and pointing his finger at them "in an angry manner," Mays allegedly circled "behind a person and pull[ed] out a handgun with his right hand and point[ed] it at one of the individuals," none of whom apparently had yet produced a firearm.

Mays allegedly chased after an unarmed individual with his gun drawn, prompting the other men to pull out their guns and then start shooting. In the melee, Mays apparently caught a bullet to the side of the head.

While it appears that Mays may have started the shooting, court documents indicate that the bullet that killed Lisa Lopez-Galvan was fired from a Taurus G3 9mm — "the firearm Miller acknowledged possessing and firing." Court documents indicate that Mays was initially tackled and detained by a witness.

Blaze News previously reported that two heroic dads at the parade chased down one of the suspected shooters and held him until police arrived.

Mays and Miller each face charges of second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. They are both being held on a $1 million bond.

Lopez-Galvan's family said in a statement Tuesday, "The effort and dedicated hours spent to expeditiously investigate this senseless act of violence is extremely commendable. It is reassuring for our family and the entire community to know that this joint team effort has resulted in the identification of the suspects involved."

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Heroic dads speak out after tackling suspected Kansas Chiefs parade shooter and feeding him a series of punches



Kansas City Chiefs fans took to the streets of their hometown Wednesday to celebrate their team's Super Bowl victory. The merriment and festivities were cut short when at least one armed thug opened fire west of Union Station, killing a mother of two and wounding 21 others — including nine children.

The atrocity could very well have claimed more victims were it not for the prompt and reflexive bravery of a pair of dads who ran down the alleged gunman and tested his tolerance for punches.

Trey Filter and Paul Contreras, previously unknown to one another, both stressed that inaction was never an option: "It was just: just do it."

The shooting

The Kansas City Missouri Police Department indicated that the shooting started around 2 p.m. Wednesday, west of Union Station, where a stage was set up for speeches made by team players.

Blaze News previously reported that footage of the incident shared online shows panicked fans fleeing the sound of gunshots.

Twenty-two people were struck by bullets. Police noted that eight of the victims were left with "immediately life-threatening" wounds, seven with "life-threatening" gunshot wounds, and six with minor injuries.

A spokeswoman for Children's Mercy Kansas City told KSHB-TV that 11 children had been taken to the hospital with injuries, nine of whom had gunshot wounds.

Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a 44-year-old radio disc jockey and a mother of two, was fatally struck in the abdomen.

Lopez-Galvan's radio station, KKFI 90.1 FM, said in a statement, "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."

The Kansas City Star reported that the local mother of two may actually have been the second fatality in the mass shooting; she died after the 3:30 p.m. Wednesday press conference wherein police noted that one person had already died.

Three suspects were taken into custody, and at least one gun was recovered from the scene. According to the KCMPD's initial report, police had detained two armed suspects. FBI Kansas City said Wednesday evening the shooting "may have involved multiple actors."

"We do not have a motive, but we are asking those who may potentially have any kind of information, a witness or video, to contact police," KCMPD Chief Stavey Graves said Wednesday.

Off-season tackles

Trey Filter was with his wife and two sons when gunshots rang out and the multitudes of people surrounding them began to duck for cover. Then someone yelled, "Get him!" he told the New York Post.

"My brain tells me, 'That must be him,'" recalled Filter. "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."

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Although Filter managed to leap onto the alleged shooter and bring him to the ground, the suspected gunman managed to wiggle free.

That's when another dad with a zero-tolerance policy for evil stepped in to help.

KETV-TV reported that Paul Contreras of Bellevue, Nebraska, was with his three daughters when they heard what they figured to be fireworks. However, when it became clear that the crackling sound was gunfire and that the alleged shooter was on the loose, his parental instincts went into high gear.

Contreras reportedly spotted another man chasing down a suspect and yelling for someone to assist.

"I didn't think about it," Contreras told KETV. "It's just a reaction. I didn't hesitate. It was just: just do it."

"So I went to go tackle him and another gentleman did the same thing," continued Contreras. "And as I'm tackling him, I see his weapon either fall out of his hand or out of his sleeve, 'cause he was wearing a long jacket."

Trey Filter's wife, Casey, lunged for the weapon after it hit the ground and attempted to secure it, reported the Post. Filter suggested the weapon was an AK-47 rifle, though police have not confirmed the make and model.

"So when I see that hit the ground, I'm like, 'Oh, you know. We gotta take this guy down,'" added Contreras.

The Nebraska dad said that he and the other "Good Samaritan" held the suspect down for what "seemed like forever, but it probably ... was like 30 seconds" until police arrived.

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When Filter saw Contreras wrestling with the suspected gunman in the dirt, he leaped back into action and began feeding him punches.

"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," Filter told the Post. "I was just yelling, 'F your gun!' and I was just hitting him in his ribs. It was great. You know, America stuff."

While Filter stuffed the suspect's breadbasket with knuckle sandwiches, Contreras reportedly went to work on the alleged gunman's face.

"The whole time he's fighting to get up and run away," said Contreras. "We're fighting each other, you know. We're fighting to keep him down and he's fighting to get up."

After police made the arrest and nearby witnesses applauded the dads' efforts, Filter told his boys, "Get your mother, we're getting the f*** out of here."

CNN indicated that it remains unclear whether the man subdued by Contreras and Filter was among the three ultimately reported detained.

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