Kansas City Chiefs Team Up With NFL for Major Donation to Parade Shooting Victims
Law enforcement and medical personnel respond to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Feb. 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Several people were shot and two people were detained after a rally celebrating the Chiefs Super Bowl victory.
The Kansas City Chiefs have teamed up with the NFL and the Hunt Family Foundation to donate to a new emergency response fund created to help people directly impacted by the shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade and rally earlier this week.
The Chiefs, the NFL, and the foundation collectively donated$200,000 to KC Strong. The team partnered with United Way Greater Kansas City, a nonprofit social services organization, to launch the emergency response fund supporting “victims and their families, violence prevention and mental health services, and first responders.”
The first large donation was made “to ensure that we are helping to support the victims and first responders in the immediate aftermath of Wednesday’s tragedy,” the Chiefs said in a statement on Friday, Feb. 16. Anyone can donate to the fund through the United Way GKC website.
In partnership with @UnitedWayGKC, we’ve launched #KCStrong, an emergency response fund supporting victims and their families, violence prevention and mental health services, and first responders.
The Chiefs, Hunt Family Foundation and NFL are supporting this cause with a… pic.twitter.com/wJppBe5sPF— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) February 16, 2024
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, his wife Brittany and their 15 and the Mahomies Foundation have also donated $50,000 to KC Strong, according to the fund’s list of top donors. The NFL player said on X that Chiefs fans, who are considered part of the “Chiefs Kingdom,” have “always been there for me and my family,” and the Mahomes “want to be there for them.” He urged those who can to make a donation.
The emergency fund’s page on the United Way GKC website includes a message about how the Chiefs “woke up as champions expecting to celebrate a day in triumph.”
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“Instead, February 14th will be remembered for its tragedy,” the message continues. “This moment is an opportunity to turn our collective outrage into action. The Chiefs and United Way have created a special emergency fund to support our community in its efforts to heal and become more resilient in the wake of these horrific events."
The Chiefs were back home in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 14, to celebrate their second consecutive Super Bowl win on Feb. 11. Their victory celebration at Kansas City’s Union Station wrapped up, and fans were leaving when shots were fired, sending the crowd into chaos. One woman was killed and 22 others were injured in the shooting, which Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said on Feb. 15 “appeared to be a dispute between several people that ended in gunfire.”
Two juveniles are facing gun-related and resisting arrest charges in connection with the shooting, the Jackson County Family Court Division announced on Feb. 16. Authorities said that “additional charges are expected in the future” as the shooting investigation continues.
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