Two Men Charged with 2nd-Degree Murder For Chiefs Parade Shooting

Posted February 21, 2024

Updated 10:07 a.m., February 22, 2024

Two people have been charged with second-degree murder for the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced Tuesday.

Dominic Miller, 18, of Kansas City and Lyndell Mays, 23, of Raytown each face murder in the second degree, two counts of armed criminal action and the unlawful use of a weapon, according to a release from Peters Baker. Both defendants are being held on a $1 million bond.

Both Miller and Mays were struck by gunfire and are now hospitalized, according to a statement from the Kansas City Police Department Chief Stacey Graves following the prosecutor’s announcement.

“I am grateful that the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office has charged Miller and Mays with murder and other felonies as consequences of their reckless actions,” Graves said. “The prosecutor’s office has my full confidence in the handling and prosecution of this case.”

Miller and Mays are in addition to the two juveniles who are facing gun-related and resisting arrest charges by the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri’s Jackson County Family Court Division.

A verbal altercation led the two individuals to pull out their firearms and the subsequent gunfire which injured 23 people and the death of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, 43.

Lopez-Galvan’s family released the following statement Tuesday following the charges against Miller and Mays:

On behalf of the Lopez-Galvan family, we are grateful to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office led by Jean Peters Baker and her amazing team of highly experienced and dedicated prosecutors. We also want to thank the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and all other law enforcement departments involved in this investigation. The effort and dedicated hours spent to expeditiously investigate this senseless act of violence is extremely commendable. It is reassuring for our family and the entire community to know that this joint team effort has resulted in the identification of the suspects involved. Though it does not bring back our beloved Lisa, it is comforting to know that the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office and the KCPD made it a top priority to seek justice for Lisa, the other shooting victims, those who had to witness this tragedy unfold and the Kansas City community.

Anyone who was injured or knows someone injured at the Union Station rally after shots were fired should call the Kansas City Police Department at (816) 234-5043.