Shots erupted last week during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade, resulting in the death of Lisa Lopez-Galvan and injuries to 24 others. Details have emerged about the suspects implicated in the incident, with charges filed against two adults and two juveniles.
Prosecutors said the juveniles are facing charges for resisting arrest and gun-related offenses. The adults, 23-year-old Lyndell Mays and 18-year-old Dominic Miller, are facing charges of second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon, according to officials.
“We seek to hold every shooter accountable for their actions on that day,” Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters-Baker said. “Every. Single. One. So, while we’re not there yet on every single individual, we’re going to get there.”
Probable cause affidavits indicate a verbal altercation ensued between two groups of unrelated men after they stared at each other. Lyndell Mays pulled his gun first.
“Stupid, man,” Mays said when he was asked why he pulled his gun. “Just pulled a gun out and started shooting. I shouldn’t have done that. Just being stupid.”
Dominic Miller was reportedly part of the confronting group. Miller watched the verbal argument unfold and police say he quickly produced a firearm when tensions escalated. Investigators say Miller advanced on Mays’ group and several others also pulled out firearms. Miller allegedly fired after Mays fired first.
During the commotion, an unidentified member discharged his firearm, hitting Miller in the lower back.
“Miller appears to trip over a cone, while still shooting,” the affidavit states.
Both Mays and Miller sustained gunshot wounds and collapsed to the ground. Police said they found multiple 9mm and .40 caliber shell casings at the scene. Detectives recovered a Glock 9mm handgun and a computer check revealed the firearm to be stolen out of Kansas City, Missouri.
According to court documents, a .38 caliber bullet was recovered from Lopez-Galvan’s body during an autopsy. A ballistics test “determined the bullet recovered from the female was fired from the Taurus G2 9mm, the firearm Miller acknowledged possessing and firing.”
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas emphasized the ongoing investigation’s importance during a news briefing.
“We recognize that for the people of Kansas City to feel safe, for us to deter criminal activity, and to ensure valid and appropriate punishment, consequences must be swift, certain and severe,” Lucas said.
The shooting at the parade underscores Kansas City’s struggle with gun violence, which has persisted despite national homicide rate declines.
In 2023, Kansas City documented 182 homicides — the deadliest year for the city on record. Like the Super Bowl victory parade shooting, dozens of the homicides followed a verbal confrontation.
“If you look at some of our homicides that we had last year, 67 of them were from an argument,” KCPD Police Chief Stacey Graves said. “I think that speaks for itself.”
According to Everytown for Gun Safety, in 2022, Chicago saw 539 homicides at a rate of 19.7 per every 100,000. That same year, Kansas City reported 146 homicides at a rate of 29 per every 100,000.
At press time, it’s unknown if any of the shooters involved in the Super Bowl victory parade shooting are affiliated with any gangs.
