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A teenage Kansas City Chiefs fan revealed that coach Andy Reid was consoling others in the immediate aftermath on Wednesday’s Super Bowl parade shooting.
Shortly after the parade concluded and people were making their way out, shots suddenly rang out. Amid the panic, police took three individuals into custody. The shooting killed one and injured another 21. At least nine children were treated for gunshot wounds, but they are all expected to recover.
Gabe Wallace, a sophomore at Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, told The Kansas City Star that he and his friend Hank Hunter were comforted by Reid after fleeing the scene.
“We were right up on the front of the fences, far left side, like right above the barricade,” Hunter said. “We heard shots and there were rumors going around. Everyone started getting down. And me and my friend Gabe, we jumped over the fences.”
Wallace said security urged them to “get over the damn fence right now” to head inside Union Station. When the friends made it
“Andy Reid was trying to comfort me, which was nice,” Wallace said. “He was kind of hugging me, just like, ‘Are you OK, man? Are you OK? Just please breathe.’ He was being real nice and everything.
“He left to check on other people, I’m pretty sure.”
Reid wasn’t the only member of the team helping people amid the chaos. Several players were also on hand comforting children.
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