- Three cheerful Channel 41 anchors covered the Super Bowl parade – before showing bizarre footage of crowds dispersing
- Confused, the trio of journalists suddenly realize in real time that they were in the middle of a serious shootout in which at least one person was killed
This is the terrifying moment when three news anchors slowly realized they were covering a fatal shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' victory parade, not a celebration.
Channel 41 reporters, who streamed the joyous scenes from Wednesday afternoon's parade, can be seen looking around in confusion after shots were fired in the Missouri city.
The three cheerful hosts reported live from the Super Bowl parade – following the Kansas City Chiefs' big win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday – before cutting to bizarre footage of crowds dispersing.
Confused, the trio of journalists realize in real time that they are in the middle of a serious situation – as desperate people in the crowd shouted at them to duck.
The reporter says, “We have um… the crowd is dispersing.” Then one of the male anchors chimes in, “I think they're trying to… um…”
Channel 41 reporters, who streamed the joyous scenes from Wednesday afternoon's parade, can be seen looking around in confusion after shots were fired in the Missouri city
Frantic crowds fall to the ground after shots were fired during the celebratory parade in Kansas City, Missouri
The third presenter nervously states, “It looks like they’re running.”
As they watch the manic, frightened crowds in real time, the woman then says, “We might have a situation here, we're trying to keep an eye on it.”
Continuing the ongoing news, they say the throngs of Chiefs fans looked like they were trying to disperse quickly.
One of the male presenters says: “It looks a little different than a normal…”
“We're not sure if they're rushing to their vehicles or to the shows or if there's some kind of disturbance.” I'm seeing people jumping over the fence right now.
“I don’t know exactly where they’re going.”
At that point, the on-air reporters suddenly heard people in the crowd below them shouting at them to duck and take cover.
Two people wearing Chiefs uniforms duck and run during Wednesday's ordeal
The moderators watched the crowd disperse in real time – and quickly realized that the situation was serious
The reporter added: “We don't know if there are safety concerns, it's entirely possible.” “Some people in the crowd are telling us to get down.”
She then politely asks her employees at the news station to take over the broadcast so that the trio of reporters can hide on site while the shooting situation escalates.
According to the authorities, at least one person is dead. Up to 22 people are injured.
Three gunmen opened fire at Union Station shortly after 3:30 p.m., seconds after the team, including Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes, left the stage.
Police evacuated the train station as large crowds fled in panic after the shots were fired, and up to a million people were expected to have descended on Kansas City for the parade.
The three gunmen were arrested, but their identities and motive remain unclear.
Several children were also reportedly shot during the tragic celebration and taken to nearby Children's Mercy Hospital.