Chiefs parade shooting victim identified is local radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, station says

“She was so full of life,” a friend shared

Person killed in Wednesday's shooting at Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade has been identified, reports THE Kansas City Star.

Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mother of two, was shot and killed at the end of the Chiefs parade in Kansas City, Missouri.

Lopez-Galvan's employer, KKFI 90.1 FM, shared the Kansas City Star report and confirmed that she had been killed. “It is with sincere sadness and an extremely heavy and broken heart that we inform our community that KKFI DJ Lisa Lopez, host of Taste of Tejano lost his life today in the shooting at the KC Chiefs rally,” the statement read.

“Our hearts and prayers go out to his family. We encourage anyone who feels they may have seen something to contact law enforcement at 816-234-5111. This senseless act took a beautiful person away from her family and this KC community,” the statement concluded.

Friends of the victim confirmed Lopez-Galvan's death to THE Kansas City Star. The publication reports that she died during surgery after suffering a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Lisa Lopez, a friend of the victim (no relation), shared with THE Kansas City Star, that “(Lopez-Galvan) was the most wonderful, beautiful person,” adding, “She was a local DJ. She did everyone's weddings. We all know her. She was so full of life.

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At a news conference Wednesday evening, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said there was one death and 22 injured.

It is unclear whether the deceased is Lopez-Galvan or another victim. Graves said authorities were still working on the total number of victims.

An active investigation was underway and the scene was “cleared” and secured while authorities continued to collect evidence and conduct interviews, Graves said.

At the time of the press conference, Graves said three people had been “arrested and are under investigation for today's incident.”

“At the moment, we have no motive,” she added.

The chief said the shooting began on the west side of the city's Union Station, immediately after a rally honoring the Super Bowl-winning Chiefs on Sunday.

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According to a PEOPLE reporter on the field during the parade, loud noises rang out as soon as the confetti started falling as the players left the stage. Witnesses at the scene said they saw several people bleeding, although the cause of their injuries was unclear.

A woman who attended the parade with a group of friends told PEOPLE: “I saw two people bleeding on the ground and we got out of there as fast as we could run. »

Another woman, who attended the parade with her husband and daughter, said: “We heard the gunshots and I grabbed my daughter's hand and ran with the group. When people start running like that, I knew it was something.

The Kansas City Chiefs released a statement confirming that the team's players and their families are safe.

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