Lisa Lopez, KKFI (Kansas City) radio host, passed away in Chiefs Championship parade shooting, 41

[NYAZSporty]

Lisa Lopez, host of Taste of Tejano on KKFI 90.1 FM in Kansas City, passed away at the age of 41 in the tragic shooting that took place after the Chiefs Parade/Rally in the Union Station area of Downtown KC. Radio station confirms host Lisa Lopez died in Union Station shooting

 

[Mikey Radio]

Tragic, and way too young. Hopefully the station will honor her memory by actively advocating for stronger gun control legislation.

 

[pjc1961]

From the Kansas City Star (developing story; web article may have updates later):

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article285494757.html

Lisa's bio on the KKFI.org web page:

Lisa Lopez-Galvan • KKFI

“Music is life itself!” —- Louis Armstrong For Lisa music is life and a source of happiness. Anyone could “get away” mentally while listening to their favorite genre; music can […]

kkfi.org

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Damn I mentioned Mass Shooting Kansas City on the Super Bowl thread but had no idea one of the victims was actually a radio host. The reports were that there were children shot and sent to hospitals with no known update at that time.

 

[Mark Roberts]

Tragic, and way too young. Hopefully the station will honor her memory by actively advocating for stronger gun control legislation.

KKFI is an open-access station with discrete shows whose hosts are volunteers. It's very unlikely that it will take any kind of stand, though the general tenor of the station is probably liberal.

Advocacy of gun control in Missouri isn't going to get very far. Stick-in-the-mud Republicans run state government, and the governor is not well-respected (one sobriquet I've heard is, "Governor Hee-Haw"). In fact, they have been trying to curtail Kansas City's control of its own police department.

It's all very upsetting to me as a former Kansas Citian. This should have been a happy occasion for those who enjoy such things, but it turned tragic. Everyone with any sense knows what should be done to reduce the likelihood of gun violence, but instead all we get are "thoughts and prayers" which are utterly worthless without action. "Thoughts and prayers" are a cop-out, an excuse for inaction.

It's also probably not widely realized that, 30 years ago, Union Station was abandoned, empty, with a leaky roof that was about to fall apart. I remember paying admission to go into the building the weekend after the city finally got control of it. Even in its diminished state, you could tell that it had really been something, and could be something again. It took a lot of effort and creativity to bring it back to the civic space that it is today. I would hate to see all of that lost because our government officials are too afraid of gun nuts to implement effective measures to prevent senseless violence.

 

[radiofan2023]

The Missouri governor and his wife were at the parade and he put out a statement earlier:

Governor Parson's Statement on Today's Shooting at Conclusion of Super Bowl Rally in Kansas City | Governor Michael L. Parson

Governor Mike Parson issued the below statement following today's shooting at the conclusion of the Super Bowl rally in Kansas City near Union Station: "I want to start with a thank you to Kansas City Police along with other state and local first responders who were able to quickly take two...

governor.mo.gov

KC Mayor Quinton Lucas was at a press conference earlier talking about running for his life. I hope they throw the book at the shooters. RIP to Lisa.

 

[Mark Roberts]

The Missouri governor and his wife were at the parade and he put out a statement earlier:

Not that he learned anything from it. "Hearts and prayers,"... totally meaningless.

KC Mayor Quinton Lucas was at a press conference earlier talking about running for his life. I hope they throw the book at the shooters. RIP to Lisa.

Agreed but it won't bring Lisa back.

 

[CTListener]

Not that he learned anything from it. "Hearts and prayers,"... totally meaningless.

And "police" came out of his mouth before he even mentioned the victim. Law and order trumps humanity.

 

[Greg Goodfellow]

NewsNation interviewed a man that took down one of the shooters, with his daughter providing video evidence.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Children's Mercy Hospital: All children hurt in Chiefs parade shooting to make full recovery

Children's Mercy Hospital treated 11 children following Wednesday's shooting at Union Station.

www.kmbc.com

Well on one hand it's good that some of the shooting victims will make a full recovery but then again it does not change that the shooting happened which lead to one death and those with unknown status at the time of the shooting.

 

[gr8oldies]

KKFI is an open-access station with discrete shows whose hosts are volunteers. It's very unlikely that it will take any kind of stand, though the general tenor of the station is probably liberal.

Advocacy of gun control in Missouri isn't going to get very far. Stick-in-the-mud Republicans run state government, and the governor is not well-respected (one sobriquet I've heard is, "Governor Hee-Haw"). In fact, they have been trying to curtail Kansas City's control of its own police department.

It's all very upsetting to me as a former Kansas Citian. This should have been a happy occasion for those who enjoy such things, but it turned tragic. Everyone with any sense knows what should be done to reduce the likelihood of gun violence, but instead all we get are "thoughts and prayers" which are utterly worthless without action. "Thoughts and prayers" are a cop-out, an excuse for inaction.

It's also probably not widely realized that, 30 years ago, Union Station was abandoned, empty, with a leaky roof that was about to fall apart. I remember paying admission to go into the building the weekend after the city finally got control of it. Even in its diminished state, you could tell that it had really beenMi something, and could be something again. It took a lot of effort and creativity to bring it back to the civic space that it is today. I would hate to see all of that lost because our government officials are too afraid of gun nuts to implement effective measures to prevent senseless violence.

Missouri, our state that allows children to legally carry guns

 

[Cold Coffee]

Our country has gone crazy!

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Dispute led to shooting at Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally: police

Kansas City police say a dispute between several people, not terrorism, led to the deadly shooting Wednesday at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally.

fox4kc.com

Apparently the motive is reportedly tied to a dispute.

Kansas City police say a dispute between several people led to the deadly shooting Wednesday at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally.

At the conclusion of the rally, there were shots fired west of Union Station near the parking garage, and several people were hit.

Three suspects were taken into custody; two of them are juveniles.


Police Chief Stacey Graves stressed a preliminary investigation shows no connection to terrorism or homegrown violent extremism.

No charges have been filed at this time.

Graves thanked the brave first responders, as well as many Chiefs fans, who helped stop a potential suspect after the shooting.

 

[Mark Roberts]

Missouri, our state that allows children to legally carry guns

A summary of Missouri gun laws and how weak they are: Missouri gun laws in focus after Super Bowl rally shooting

 

[Mark Roberts]

And the Republicans who run Missouri state government plan to do...nothing.

Missouri GOP leaders dismiss calls for tougher gun laws after KC shooting

“We will work on the unfolding events in Kansas City, but I believe Kansas City already has an ordinance ... in the books that should’ve prevented what happened.”

www.stltoday.com

Also note the quote from the governor, who, in a KCMO radio interview, blamed "thugs". Nice of him to use such a racist term.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

United Way of Greater Kansas City, Chiefs establish KCStrong fund after parade shooting

In a message of hope following Wednesday's shooting outside of Union Station after the Chiefs Champions Victory Parade, chairs that were part of the rally were organized to spell out "KC Strong."

www.kshb.com

Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire helped shelter, get boy to safety during rally shooting

A mother is thanking Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire for helping get her son to safety during the chaos in Wednesday's deadly shooting after the Chiefs Champions Victory Parade.

www.kshb.com

Chiefs parade shooting total at 22 injured, with 3 patients in critical condition

The Kansas City Police Department says there were 23 total victims, including one death, from the Valentine’s Day shooting at Union Station. Three Kansas City hospitals took in a total of 29 patients with gunshot wounds and injuries from fleeing the scene, and some have since been released.

www.kcur.org

Schools around Kansas City try to help students cope with trauma from Chiefs parade shooting

Nine children were shot on Wednesday near the end of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl rally. Schools are providing counseling services to help students cope with the emotional fallout.

www.kcur.org

The Chiefs parade shooting through the eyes of a nurse, TV journalists and politicians

Tens of thousands of people were caught up in the melee after the Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade on Wednesday. KCUR’s Up To Date spoke with just a handful of them to learn about the terrifying experience, and find out what they took away from it.

www.kcur.org

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid hugged teen moments after parade shooting

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid reportedly comforted a teenager during the aftermath of Wednesday's shooting.

www.kmbc.com

Here is more fallout from the Mass Shooting in Kansas City. Dang something crazy about the Missouri State Legislature claiming that they don't have to enforce federal gun laws. But wait I thought states must make their laws comply with federal laws though given how it is.

 

[CTListener]

And the Republicans who run Missouri state government plan to do...nothing.

Missouri GOP leaders dismiss calls for tougher gun laws after KC shooting

“We will work on the unfolding events in Kansas City, but I believe Kansas City already has an ordinance ... in the books that should’ve prevented what happened.”

www.stltoday.com

Also note the quote from the governor, who, in a KCMO radio interview, blamed "thugs". Nice of him to use such a racist term.

It's your bias showing if the neutral word "thug" conjures up an image of a black man. Thugs, punks, street toughs -- they come in all colors and exist in all cities and even in small towns.

 

[davideduardo]

It's your bias showing if the neutral word "thug" conjures up an image of a black man. Thugs, punks, street toughs -- they come in all colors and exist in all cities and even in small towns.

Yep! The gangsters in the Elliot Ness and Al Capone era were called "thugs" too. Maybe most were of Italian heritage, but last I checked the photos from that era they were mostly white Catholics, not Black, not Hispanic, not Iranians or Arabs, not....

 

[Mark Roberts]

It's your bias showing if the neutral word "thug" conjures up an image of a black man. Thugs, punks, street toughs -- they come in all colors and exist in all cities and even in small towns.

Yep! The gangsters in the Elliot Ness and Al Capone era were called "thugs" too. Maybe most were of Italian heritage, but last I checked the photos from that era they were mostly white Catholics, not Black, not Hispanic, not Iranians or Arabs, not....

Your understanding of American English is out of date. See: https://www.npr.org/2015/04/30/403362626/the-racially-charged-meaning-behind-the-word-thug - this quote from John McWhorter, a linguist at Columbia University who frequently writes for the New York Times, is most relevant:

Well, the truth is that thug today is a nominally polite way of using the N-word. Many people suspect it, and they are correct. When somebody talks about thugs ruining a place, it is almost impossible today that they are referring to somebody with blond hair. It is a sly way of saying there go those black people ruining things again. And so anybody who wonders whether thug is becoming the new N-word doesn't need to. It's most certainly is.

Parson was most certainly making a racist allusion especially when considering the context of longstanding political tensions between Missouri's two major cities (including Kansas City) and the rural-dominated state legislative and executive branches.

Before making accusations, the two of you need to educate yourselves.

 

[davideduardo]

Your understanding of American English is out of date. See: https://www.npr.org/2015/04/30/403362626/the-racially-charged-meaning-behind-the-word-thug - this quote from John McWhorter, a linguist at Columbia University who frequently writes for the New York Times, is most relevant:

Ah, Columbia University and the NYT give me a good idea of what color lens that linguist sees word meanings through. I'm a polyglot, and do see how some people want to attach colors to words. So I asked my daughter, who knows even more languages than I do (and who is as Hispanic as Luis Muñóz Marín) what her perception of "thug" was and her response was "gangster, gang member". No race attached and she considers it a non-race specific term.

I asked her, as a decade-long resident of a very ethnic city in Texas, who a typical thug would be. "A member of the Mara Salvatrucha" was her answer. In this case, that means a person who is in some percentages of Spanish and Mayan heritage and not anyone remotely of African heritage.

Parson was most certainly making a racist allusion especially when considering the context of longstanding political tensions between Missouri's two major cities (including Kansas City) and the rural-dominated state legislative and executive branches.

Given his age, the term "thug" is the most common and usual term applied by folks that age to gang members and "enforcers" from organized crime. That is just like slightly older people than Parson still think that "gay" means "happy and fun loving".

Before making accusations, the two of you need to educate yourselves.

As the only "white" guy in my living family, I think you are spending way too much time trying to classify and subdivide humanity into groups... rather than realizing that we are all really the same. Heck, I was the "token white" at my first radio job in 1959 at R&B WJMO in Cleveland and spent time in Newton, Mississippi with some of my co-workers getting people registered to vote despite the threats, beatings and cross burnings.