TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers shared their support with the Kansas City Chiefs and the city after a devastating shooting left 22 injured and one dead following the team’s Super Bowl victory parade Wednesday.
“Our hearts go out to the victims and their families, along with the Kansas City community🙏,” the team posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The Chiefs and Buccaneers previously met in Tampa at Super Bowl LV in 2021 when Tom Brady led the Bucs to their second Super Bowl victory in franchise history.
Tampa Bay was among the many NFL teams that showed their support for Kansas City, the Chiefs players, and the fans and victims affected by the shooting.
The National Football League also released a statement following Wednesday’s incident, saying: “We are deeply saddened by the senseless shooting that occurred today near the end of the rally in Kansas City for the Chiefs. Our thoughts are with the victims and everyone affected. We are grateful for the quick and thorough response of law enforcement and emergency personnel.”
In a news conference Thursday, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said the 22 people injured in the shooting ranged in age from 8 to 46, and half of them were under the age of 16. A mother of two and host of “Taste Tejano” on radio station KKFI Lisa Lopez-Galvan was killed in the shooting.
Of the eight victims who were taken to one hospital Wednesday, two remain in critical condition, and five have been discharged, authorities said Thursday. An official at the second hospital also said Thursday that one gunshot victim there remains in critical condition.
Twelve children were hospitalized after the parade; nine have since been released. Of the 11 children treated between 6 and 15, nine of them had gunshot wounds — all were expected to recover.
According to Kanas City police, several firearms were recovered from the scene, and two juveniles remain in custody.
The shooting, which reportedly stemmed from a dispute, occurred on the sixth anniversary of the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.