Accused Chiefs rally shooter faces additional felony charge

Accused Chiefs rally shooter Lyndell Mays faces an additional felony charge of causing catastrophe, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday.

Mays was previously indicted on charges of second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

The prosecutor’s office said the addition of causing catastrophe comes after a Jackson County grand jury decided "late last week" to add the charge due to Mays’ actions on Feb. 14.

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Court documents allege the “defendant knowingly caused a catastrophe by releasing a crowd surge or stampede of people ... [that] caused serious physical injury to 10 or more people."

Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker continues to urge anyone who was injured at the rally and required medical treatment to call the prosecutor's office at 816-881-3513.

Mays will be arraigned Monday on the causing catastrophe charge. His next court date is Aug. 26 for a case management conference.

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