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Kansas City has been rocked after a series of shots were fired at the end of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade , with an estimated one million people in attendance as the NFL champions celebrated Sunday’s victory over the San Francisco 49ers. What happened at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade? Not long after the end of the parade at the city’s Union Station, there were reports of gunfire nearby, with Kansas City Police quickly confirming the shootings via a Twitter/X thread, in which they initially instructed people to leave the area, and revealed people inside Union Station were not allowed to leave until its surroundings had been cleared. Chief of Police Stacey Graves later explained that two people had been immediately taken into custody by officers, who had administered life-sustaining aid to a number of victims with the help of the fire department. Sadly, she also confirmed that one person had been mortally wounded , and that 10 to 15 people, none of whom were children, had su...

A shooting that broke out in a Tampa neighborhood has killed two people and injured another 18, according to police. A shooting that broke out early Sunday morning after "an altercation between two groups" in a Tampa neighborhood has killed two people and injured 18 others, according to police . The shooting took place after fighting between the groups began around 3 a.m. in Ybor City, a neighborhood in east Tampa, Florida, Tampa Police Department Chief Lee Bercaw told reporters during a news conference early Sunday morning. One person died at the scene while a second victim died at a hospital as a result of sustained injuries, the chief said. The Tampa Police Department and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office investigates a fatal shooting in the Ybor City neighborhood on Oct. 29, 2023 in Tampa, Fla. Octavio Jones/Getty Images MORE: Witnesses recount scramble to survive when gunman opened fire in Lewiston, Maine, bowling alley Hundreds of people were in the street ...

A judge has reinstated all charges, including murder, against a former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial in the shooting of Eddie Irizarry. A judge has reinstated all charges, including murder, against former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry, according to Philadelphia ABC station WPVI. Judge Lillian Ransom's decision on Wednesday comes a month after a different judge dismissed the case, citing lack of evidence. Irizarry, 27, was shot inside his car during a traffic stop on Aug. 14. Dial was charged with murder, as well as voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, possessing an instrument of crime, simple assault, reckless endangerment of another person and official oppression, stemming from the shooting . MORE: Charges dropped against Philadelphia officer in fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry Dial was not in court on Wednesday but was represented by his lawyers, WPVI reported. He will be going back to prison and be held without ba...

A 14-year- old is dead and four others injured following a shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia, according to police. A 14-year- old is dead and four others injured following a shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia, according to police. All five victims were transported to local hospitals for their injuries following the shooting on Saturday afternoon, according to a press release from the Chesapeake Police Department. The 14-year- old succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, police said. The other victims were identified as two male juveniles and two adult males. MORE: Video Gun violence: An American epidemic? Emergency dispatches received a call shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday detailing gunshots fired in a residential neighborhood, according to police. There are currently no suspects and police are urging anyone with information to come forward and are calling this an active crime scene, offering $1,500 for any tip that leads to an arrest, according to the press release. ABC News' Noah Mi...

Nearly four years after 23 people were killed in a racist mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, the victims ' families are confronting the gunman in court. Nearly four years after 23 people were killed in a racist mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, the victims ' families are confronting the gunman in court. Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty in February to dozens of federal hate crimes and firearms charges in connection with the August 2019 mass shooting. During the ongoing sentencing hearing in the federal trial, family members of many of the victims have shared their grief and anger in the wake of the tragedy. MORE: El Paso Walmart gunman's federal hate crimes sentencing hearing begins Wednesday Francisco Javier Rodriguez, the father of 15-year-old Javier Amir Rodriguez, the youngest victim killed in the shooting , addressed Crusius directly while wearing a T-shirt featuring a photo of his son. "Look at me, you coward. Look at my son's...

The occupants of two vehicles exchanged gunfire as they raced through the streets of San Francisco on Sunday, leaving people injured by glass and gunshots, police said. The occupants of two vehicles exchanged gunfire as they raced through the streets of San Francisco on Sunday, leaving people injured by gunshots and flying glass along a mile-long path near the Embarcadero, police said. Six people were injured during the "car-to-car" shooting , San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said. The injured included two people who were hit by gunfire, one of whom sustained life-threatening injuries, police said. A 10-year-old was also hit by a vehicle as she walked a bike across a street and three other people were injured by flying glass, police said. "It appears that this was an isolated incident," Scott said during a press conference. "And these individuals were targeting each other. We don't believe this was random at all." The shooting began just befo...

One of the victims of a shooting in a rural Alabama town that left four people dead and 28 others injured has been identified. Four people were shot and killed. Four people were killed and 28 others injured in a shooting in a rural Alabama town late Saturday. The shooting took place at a crowded birthday party in the small town of Dadeville, located approximately 60 miles northeast of Montgomery, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. MORE: 4 people killed, 28 hurt in shooting at Alabama birthday party Here's what we know about the victims so far: Philstavious "Phil" Dowdell Philstavious "Phil" Dowdell, a senior at Dadeville High School, was one of the four people who died, his coach Roger McDowell told ABC News. He was a star high school football player -- a standout wide receiver -- and track team member, his coach said. Dowdell had committed to attending Jacksonville State University on a Football scholarship, McDowell said. "He was a great y...

Funerals will begin Friday in the wake of Monday's mass shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville. Mourners will gather on Friday for the first of six funerals in the wake of Monday's mass shooting at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee. Friends and family of 9-year-old victim Evelyn Dieckhaus were asked to wear pink and green to her funeral service on Friday afternoon. "Our hearts are completely broken," the Dieckhaus family said in a statement. "We cannot believe this has happened. Evelyn was a shining light in this world." Evelyn Dieckhaus is seen in this undated photo. Courtesy The Dieckhaus Family MORE: Nashville school shooting updates: Slain head of school lauded for her forethought The service for 9-year-old victim Hallie Scruggs will be on Saturday. Hallie's funeral will be at Covenant Presbyterian Church -- the church connected to the school where she was killed and where her father, Chad Scru...