Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on Tuesday announced that two adults each have been charged with felony murder in the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally last week.
Lyndell Mays of Raytown and Dominic M. Miller of Kansas City each face a count of second-degree felony murder, Baker announced in an afternoon news conference at the Jackson County Courthouse in downtown Kansas City.
Mays and Miller each have also been charged with two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. They each are being held on $1 million bond.
The charges are the latest in the investigation into the mass shooting investigation, that killed one woman and injured at least 39 others, including 23 with gunshot wounds. Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mother and popular disc jockey, was identified as the woman killed in the shooting.
Prior to the shooting, Mays was in a verbal argument with another person that he had no prior history or connection with. That argument quickly escalated and Mays drew a handgun, Baker said.
“Mays pulled his handgun first,” Baker said.
Almost immediately, others, including Miller, pulled their firearms.
While both men were charged with murder, evidence shows that it was gunfire from Miller’s firearm that struck Lopez-Galvin, Baker said.
“We seek to hold every shooter accountable for their actions on that day — every single one,” Baker said. “While we are not there yet on every single individual, we’re going to get there.”
The shooting occurred shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday as hundred of thousands of Chiefs fans were celebrating the teams Super Bowl victory against the San Francisco 49ers. Shots fired on the west side of Union Station sent hundreds of people running for cover.
Charges were also filed last week against two teens who were being held at the Juvenile Detention Center on gun-related and resisting arrest offenses, the family court division of the Jackson County Circuit Court said in a statement Friday.
It said additional charges were expected as the investigation continued.
The Office of the Juvenile Officer acts as a prosecutor for criminal cases brought against minors with the proceedings held in family court.
Depending on the seriousness of criminal charges, juvenile defendants may face a mandatory certification hearing to determine whether they are tried as adults. Such offenses requiring a mandatory certification include first-degree assault and murder.
The Jackson County Prosecutor also has charged 36-year-old Jose L. Castillo with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.
A witness told police he heard gunshots and then saw two males fighting. One of them dropped a handgun on the ground during the fight, according to court documents. Castillo allegedly picked up the firearm and walked away, the witness told officers. The witness then pointed out Castillo to officers.
When officers confronted Castillo and ordered him to the ground, Castillo allegedly removed a black Glock 22 handgun and threw it on the ground, according to court documents.
Because of a felony conviction in 2016, Castillo is not allowed to possess a firearm.
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