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Dominic Miller, Lyndell Mays charged with murder in Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting
By Alex Oliveira,
2024-02-20
Two adults were charged with murder Tuesday over the terrifying shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade that left one dead and 22 others hospitalized, prosecutors said.
Dominic Miller, 18, and Lyndell Mays, 23, both face charges of second-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
They are being held on $1 million bond.
Two adults have been charged with murder in the deadly Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting. AP Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays both face charges of second-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. X/@gwyn_kl
“The defendants attended a Super Bowl parade and rally on Feb. 14, 2024, and were armed with firearms,” the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office said.
“A verbal altercation occurred and gunfire broke out with no regard for thousands of other individuals in the area.”
Miller and Mays had “no prior connection” before they encountered one another at the parade on Valentine’s Day, prosecutors confirmed at a press conference, but when a heated argument broke out between the strangers, it quickly escalated.
Mays allegedly drew his weapon first, and “almost immediately” several others, including Miller, brandished their own.
Those teens were charged as minors, but officials have said they could be upgraded to adults in the coming weeks.
The charges come just days after two teens were slapped with gun and resisting arrest charges. AFP via Getty Images Those teens were charged as minors, but officials said they could be upgraded to adults in the coming weeks. AFP via Getty Images
A total of four people have been charged in the deadly mass shooting.
Authorities declined to comment on how many shooters they suspected were involved.
The shooting broke out Wednesday as thousands of fans lined the streets of Kansas City to watch the NFL team’s victory parade.
Both Miller and Mays have been in the hospital themselves since their arrest, though the nature of their injuries remains unclear.
Their relationship to the two minors charged also remains unclear.
Investigators said they have identified all bystanders who were struck by bullets in the shooting but are asking anybody who suffered any other kind of injury in the ensuing stampede to come forward to assist their investigation.
It remains unclear how the suspects acquired the weapons used in the shootout, or whether they were legally owned.
Emergency responders transport an injured parade-goer after the shooting. AP Twenty-two people were hospitalized in the melee. AP
Missouri has notoriously loose gun laws — a recent report from a Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence ranked the state 48th in the nation for the low strength of its regulations, according to the Springfield News-Leader .
Guns can be bought without permits and without being registered, and there is no minimum age required to purchase a weapon — only a law banning the “reckless” sale of guns to people under 18 without parental consent.
There are also no permits required for concealed carry in most places for owners 19 and older. Open carry is also allowed in most places.
Background checks are required for purchases from federally licensed dealers, but they are not required for gun show sales or private purchases or gifts.
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