Reflecting on deadly KC rally shooting one month later

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Thursday marks one month since the shooting at the Chiefs Super Bowl Rally outside Union Station on February 14th, 2024.

The shooting left one dead, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, and 22 others injured. The moment shots were fired, hundreds tried to get out of the crowd.

Trey Filters, his wife, and two sons were on the hill and started to make their way to their car after driving up from the Wichita area.

“I was with my oldest son and he said um are those gunshots, I said that would be a really bad call,” said Trey Filter.

As they continued to leave, Filter heard someone yell ‘Get him’ and he lunged at a man. He and another man took down an alleged suspect believed to be involved in the violence.

He said a chemical released in him during that moment, now knowing what he would do in a scary situation like that.

“We were able to ensure that he was held down which was great and they were yelling gun gun gun and all that. It got real intense for a brief while we waited for a while for the cops,” said Filter.

His wife moved the gun that flew from the man and waited till officers arrived.

“I had a taste of a different type of adrenaline for a few days,” said Filter.

They continue to each other each day after the shooting. Many lives are changed forever following the rally shooting.

For Lisa Lopez-Galvan’s family and friends, they continue to grieve her death and find ways to her.

“I’m still kind of speechless on a lot of things,” said Galvan’s cousin, Teresa Grado.

Grado said as soon as they heard the news, they began praying, not knowing it was Galvan at first.

“It wasn’t too much longer after that we got the text, so it has been hard, Lisa she was amazing,” said Grado.

Following the incident, poured in. Hundreds of thousands of dollars for Galvan and the 22 others injured.

“Everybody across the world knows Lisa now,” said Grado.

Now a month since her death, she isn’t forgotten.

“We are trying to her as much as possible now,” said La Plaza Tattoo & Art Gallery Owner, Luis Ramirez.

Ramirez is taking his skills outside of his tattoo shop.

“Yeah it’s like a big tattoo it’s gonna be fun,” said Ramirez.

A mural to honor Galvan will soon be on the side of the building that is home to La Plaza Tattoo & Art Gallery.

“Some music notes, a little banner, and then her name we are going to try and put in gold letters,” said Ramirez.

And Galvan’s picture all to be up in her honor.

“ for who she was and not how it happened,” said Grado.

They plan to start the mural next week at La Plaza Tattoo & Art Gallery. Grado owns Lilly’s Cantina and has plans to put a mural for Galvan on their building as well.

On March 30th, Bravos Kansas City, a Men’s Mexican-American FastPitch Softball Team, will host its annual Taco Dinner Fundraiser. Grado said Galvan usually DJ’d the event, but since she is gone, her daughter is stepping into DJ for the first time.

A way she is keeping her mom’s legacy and love for music alive. The event is March 30th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Guadalupe Center at 1015 Avenida Cesar E. Chavez in KCMO.

There will be music, a $10 plate of three tacos and rice, raffles, and a 50/50 drawing with some funds going to the team. They will have a Bravos jacket with ‘LLG’ in Galvan’s memory and this will be in the raffle.

The Kansas City Police Department was a part of the large law enforcement response that day.

KCTV5 reached out for an interview with KD Chief Stacey Graves, she was unavailable, but the media unit did provide the statement below:

“First, I would like to talk about the operational aspect of large incidents. We consistently reevaluate all plans and responses for large scale events. At the conclusion of every incident there is always an opportunity to improve and post-super bowl parade was no different. An in-depth evaluation of planning was conducted to include reviewing the specific assignments of each officer, their assignment, and the duties and responsibilities of those officers assigned to specific areas. By doing this, we are able to ensure officers in each location are designated to specific tasks and assignments allowing us to handle situations as they arise while also keeping officers available along the parade route should they be needed. Additional security measures were added to include an increase in the number of officers assigned to the parade route and continuous pre-monitoring for any threats both locally and nationally prior to this weekend’s parade.

This incident has impacted our agency in many different ways. As a community we can all recount what happened that day, where we were, and who we called first to let them know we were okay. In the days and weeks that followed our worked tirelessly. Our hearts remain heavy as we think about the victims of that tragedy. But our hearts are also full when we think about the response of our and the community alike.

I will end with a quote from Chief Graves from February 20th, because these words stuck with me and how this agency moves forward. Kansas City is KD’s beloved home. We will not relent in our pursuit of justice.”

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