Two teenagers have been charged as juveniles in connection with the shooting that killed one person and wounded 22 others in Kansas City, Missouri, near a Super Bowl victory rally for the city’s NFL champion Chiefs, authorities said on Friday (Feb 16).
The two suspects, arrested shortly after Wednesday’s shooting, were being held at a juvenile detention centre on charges of firearms violations and resisting arrest, according to a statement from Jackson County’s Family Court.
Police have said both suspects are teens, but they have not been otherwise publicly identified because they are minors.
The charges were filed on Thursday, according to the announcement, which noted that further family court proceedings would be closed to the public under Missouri law.
“It is anticipated that additional charges are expected in the future as the investigation by the Kansas City Police Department continues,” the statement read.
Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said in a written statement on Friday that her office was working closely with family court authorities overseeing the case, though she noted her office had no authority over family court officers.
A spokesperson for Baker’s office has said county prosecutors would start a process to charge the two minors as adults once they were charged as juveniles. That procedure could take days or weeks, the spokesperson said.
Police said the shooting erupted during a quarrel among a group of people as the Chiefs’ rally wound down. Several firearms were recovered from the shooting scene.
The rally and parade preceding it in celebration of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl triumph over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday drew over a million fans, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said on Thursday
