A Kansas City Chiefs fan arrested and photographed in the immediate aftermath of the Super Bowl Parade shooting said Wednesday that he was detained because he was drunk and not part of the violence.
Wednesday’s parade descended into chaos when two teenagers shot into the crowd, wounding 22 and killing one.
Denton Loudermill of Olathe, Kansas, was pictured in handcuffs as the violence ensued, leading some to speculate that he had been involved in the violence.
But his lawyer said he was arrested because he was drunk and did not leave the scene. He was released without arrest or summons.
“I just want to clear my name that I have nothing to do with anything,” Loudermill told KMBC on Saturday.
A Kansas City Chiefs fan arrested and photographed in the immediate aftermath of the Super Bowl Parade shooting said Wednesday that he was detained because he was drunk and not part of the groups that sparked the violence.
The man in the photo, now identified as Denton Loudermill, says he was detained because he was drunk and not involved in the shooting
“I was just enjoying it like everyone else,” he explained.
‘Mr. Denton drank several drinks, but so did half a million other people, including some Chiefs players. It’s not a crime. It doesn’t make you a mass shooter,” said attorney and advocate LaRonna Lassiter Saunders.
Addition: ‘Mr. Denton has received death threats because of a lie and because of misinformation,” she said. ‘He didn’t do anything wrong. He committed no crime.
“So please, run and spread the word. Get the truth out. Help us clear his name. Help us save his life.”
The two teenage suspects have now been charged with gun-related crimes and resisting arrest, the Jackson County Family Court division said Friday.
Their names have not been released and they were charged as juveniles.
“Additional charges are expected in the future as the investigation by the Kansas City Police Department continues,” the Office of the Juvenile Officer said in a statement.
Police Chief Stacey Graves said investigators believe the shooting was sparked by a personal dispute between a small group, and that the parade was not targeted.
Graves added that preliminary findings show no link to homegrown terrorism or extremism.
Police spokesperson Alayna Gonzalez said in an email that police are working with juvenile prosecutors “to review investigative findings and determine applicable charges.” The juvenile court determines the custody status of all juvenile arrests.”
Graves said Friday, “Our investigators have been engaged in this investigation and it continues. We will not relent until everyone who may have played a role in these crimes is apprehended so that they will be punished to the fullest extent of the law.”
The shooting outside Union Station occurred despite the presence of more than 800 police officers stationed in the building and surrounding area, including on top of nearby buildings, Mayor Quinton Lucas said.
A mother of two was killed and 22 people were injured by gunfire Wednesday afternoon when shots erupted amid the crowd of fans gathered at a rally outside Union Station after a parade through the city. Graves said Thursday that the victims ranged in age from 8 to 47, with half of them under the age of 16.
The murdered woman was identified by radio station KKFI-FM as Lisa Lopez-Galvan, host of ‘Taste of Tejano’
Lopez-Galvan was married with two children and worked as a DJ for a community radio station
People flee after shots are fired near Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade
Two minors have been charged in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs parade. Images circulating on social media show a group of people being taken into custody after the shooting, some of whom appear to be young people. It is not clear whether the people depicted are suspects
The slain woman was identified by radio station KKFI-FM as Lisa Lopez-Galvan, host of “Taste of Tejano.”
Lopez-Galvan, whose DJ name was “Lisa G,” was an outgoing and devoted mother from a prominent Latino family in the area, said Rosa Izurieta and Martha Ramirez, two childhood friends who worked with her at a staffing company.
Local Democrat Manny Abarca, a friend of Lopez-Galvan, spoke about her impact in an interview with TalkTV’s Jeremy Kyle and Rosie Wright on Talk Today.
‘It’s a tragic situation. I was there with my six-year-old daughter Camilla and we went from catching confetti to hiding in a bathroom, not knowing what our fate might be. Unfortunately, this is the situation at major events like this in America.”
We need to be on the lookout for people with guns that are easily accessible, and especially accessible in states like Missouri,” he continued.
Abarca went on to call Lopez-Galvan an “incredible leader in the Latino community” in Kansas City.
“I have had the opportunity and privilege to be on her show and participate with her and her family in community events throughout Kansas City. So she is a great loss to our community.”
Several people were seen being wheeled away in a stretcher in the aftermath of Wednesday’s mass shooting
An injured fan receives aid and is taken away from the scene of the shooting
Fans were seen leaving the stage when shots rang out shortly after the players left the stage
After thousands of fans fled for their lives, only law enforcement officers remained in the eerily quiet streets
Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany visited Children’s Mercy Hospital, where Madison Reyes, 10, (pictured) and her younger sister are recovering from their gunshot wounds
‘But she was also a mother. She was a friend and neighbor. These are the kind of people who, tragically, are victims of what some, you know, use as a hobby: collecting so many guns.”
A friend of Lopez-Galvan, Lisa Lopez, told the outlet, “She was the most wonderful, beautiful person.
“She was a local DJ. She did everyone’s weddings. We all know her. She was so full of life.”
On Saturday, Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City announced that all patients admitted after the horrific shooting during the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade have now been discharged.
All but one of the children had been released on Friday, but that last victim has now also been discharged.
University Health also issued an update Saturday, revealing they are still treating three shooting victims, one of whom is in critical condition.
