By Rachel Bowman For Dailymail.Com
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Brave Kansas City Chiefs fans tackled one of the suspected gunmen as he attempted to flee police during the deadly Super Bowl Parade shooting, video shows.
Two gunmen opened fire inside Union Station shortly after 3:30pm, seconds after the team including Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes left the stage.
Video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, shows one of the suspected shooters running through the crowd.
A group of courageous fans dressed in Chiefs gear were able to tackle the suspect and hold him down as the rest of the crowd run to safety.
While several people hold the suspect down others call for police help shouting ‘we got the gun.’ Officers arrive to the group and are able to detain the suspect.
Brave Kansas City Chiefs fans tackled one of the gunmen as he attempted to flee police during the Super Bowl Parade shooting
Video posted to Twitter shows one of the suspected shooters running through the crowd trying to flee police
A group of courageous fans are able to tackle the suspect and hold him down as the rest of the crowd run to safety
At least ten people were shot and one has been killed in the shooting that sparked chaotic scenes at the celebration.
Police evacuated the train station as huge crowds fled in panic after the shots rang out, with up to one million people expected to have descended on Kansas City for the parade.
The two gunmen were detained, although their identities and motive remain unclear.
Reports indicate multiple children were also gunned down in the tragic celebration, and were rushed to nearby Children’s Mercy Hospital.
A man in a red hoodie was pictured being arrested, although it is unclear if he was one of those involved in the shooting.
Fans were seen scrambling from the scene, with several people wheeled away in stretchers.
Player Drue Tranquill said on X shortly after the shooting: ‘Please join me in prayer for all the victims in this heinous act.
‘Pray that doctors & first responders would have steady hands & that all would experience full healing.’
Police detained two gunmen at the scene as the parade descended into chaos. It is not clear if the man pictured was involved
Patrick Mahomes said: ‘Praying for Kansas City.’
After their victory parade descended into chaos, Chiefs Vice President of Sports Medicine and Performance Rick Burkholder confirmed that Reid and his family, including wife Tammy, were safe and heading to the team’s Arrowhead venue.
Witnesses described terrifying scenes as the family occasion descended into nightmarish scenes.
Gabe Wallace, a sophomore at local Shawnee Mission East, told the Kansas City Star that he was quickly separated from his friends as the carnage unfolded.
He said his only thoughts were ‘my friends are dead’, and said coach Andy Reid comforted him.