KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Minutes after celebrating their place in NFL history, they were scrambling in terror.
Every prominent member of the Kansas City Chiefs — Andy Reid and his coaching staff, general manager Brett Veach, quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and their teammates — left the stage in front of Union Station and headed back into the grand hall. It was the city’s parade to honor their Super Bowl LVIII victory, the first NFL team to successfully defend a championship in almost two decades.
Minutes later gunshots sounded; the team and the thousands of fans celebrating on an unseasonably warm Valentine’s Day were plunged into chaos.