Two adult men have been charged with murder in the shooting during the Chiefs' Super Bowl parade on Feb. 14.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced in a press release that Lyndell Mays and Dominic Miller have both been charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. They are being held on $1 million.
Miller and Mays were both reportedly shot and treated at local hospitals for their injuries, according to probable cause statement forms submitted by Det. Brian Cowan and Det. Grant Spiking of the Kansas City Police Department.
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Excerpts from Dominic Miller's police report
A witness told police Miller could be seen running after gunshots were heard, shouting, "I'm shot, I'm shot," while it's believed he had a firearm near his waistband. The witness allegedly tackled Miller, took the gun from him, and guarded him until officers responded and took Miller to a medical tent. Medical personnel found a firearm magazine with live ammunition while tending to him.
The report states that Miller approached a group with two other individuals, resulting in a verbal altercation. An individual in the other group, whose name has been redacted, produced a firearm and aimed it at Miller, who pulled out his own weapon. Miller then chased after the other individual and began shooting while between two people in the crowd. The other individual reportedly fired his weapon and hit Miller in the lower back. There was a large crowd of people, including the deceased victim, in the direction Miller had been shooting. Miller then got up and ran in another direction, tripping over a cone while still shooting.
Miller reportedly told police that he and his friends were at the rally when shooting broke out. When told he was seen on video, he admitted to being armed with a handgun and admitted to returning fire with his gun, saying he shot four or five times and was uncertain if he shot the person at whom he aimed.
The police report said the ballistics of the bullet recovered from the deceased victim were determined to be from the firearm Miller acknowledged owning and firing.
Excerpts from Lyndell Mays' police report
In the report on Mays, a witness said a group of four approached Mays, and that one of the group had a firearm sticking out of a backpack. The witness told police she tried to get Mays to leave, and that as she turned her back, she saw the group shooting at Mays. When shots were fired at Mays, he returned fire.
Another witness, the boyfriend of the first witness, confirmed he could see a firearm in the backpack, but he said the individual did not fire the weapon or make threatening statements.
Video from the scene showed Mays getting into a verbal argument, circling behind a person, pulling out a handgun, and aiming it at another individual, whose name was redacted. Mays began to chase the individual and others from the group, and the individual appeared to start shooting at Mays. Mays was reportedly struck with gunfire, and in front of him, the deceased victim can be seen in the video.
Mays initially provided police with a statement that contradicted the surveillance video, then changed his story after police told him they had video of the scene. Mays told police he pulled his gun first and began to shoot first. Mays said he hesitated to shoot because of children in the area and that he started shooting first because one individual told him, "I'm going to get you," which he interpreted as "I'm going to kill you." He acknowledged the shooting only happened after Mays started shooting first.
In total, 22 were people injured and one person was fatally shot during the Super Bowl parade. The death was radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who hosted the show "Taste of Tejano." The age range of the 22 shooting victims was 8 to 47.
Two juveniles were also charged out of the Super Bowl parade on gun-related and resisting-arrest charges. It's unclear in the release of the charging documents if or how the two adults and two juveniles are connected in the case.
