One of three people detained in the aftermath of the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade deadly shooting earlier this week has since been released from custody, cops said.
The person, who is a juvenile, was set free on Thursday after investigators determined they weren’t involved in the bloodshed that erupted at the end of the NFL team’s victory celebration a day earlier, a Kansas City Police Department spokesperson confirmed.
Two other minors are still being detained as investigators work to untangle exactly who is responsible for Wednesday’s shooting that left one woman dead and 22 wounded when gunfire erupted outside the city’s landmark Union Station.
“The two juveniles are currently being held in custody while we work with juvenile prosecutors to review investigative findings and determine applicable charges,” the spokesperson said.
“The juvenile court system determines the custody status of all juvenile arrests.”
Cops haven’t disclosed any details about those who were detained, including their ages.
Police Chief Stacey Graves said Thursday that investigators had “all intentions” of pressing charges.
Graves added that the shooting appeared to be the result of a personal dispute that had exploded into violence, rather than a targeted attack.
“This appears to be a dispute between several people that ended in gunfire,” Graves said at a news conference.
“Preliminary investigative findings have shown there is no nexus to terrorism or homegrown violent extremism.
Several firearms were recovered from the scene in the wake of the shooting, the police chief added.
The 22 people injured in the gunfire ranged in age from 8 to 47 — and half of them were under the age of 16. In total, 11 children were rushed to the children’s hospital, nine of them with gunshot wounds, officials said.
Meanwhile, Lisa Lopez-Gavlan — a 43-year-old mother of two — was killed.
Just moments before the gunfire rang out, hundreds of thousands of fans had lined the parade route and some even climbed trees and street poles or stood on rooftops to watch as players passed by on double-decker buses.
Two fans attending the rally ended up tackling and detaining one of the three suspects, cops said.
With Post wires
