3rd adult charged with murder, teen facing felony charge in connection with Chiefs parade shooting
20-year-old Terry J. Young is facing four charges related to the fatal mass shooting outside of Union Station on Feb. 14
20-year-old Terry J. Young is facing four charges related to the fatal mass shooting outside of Union Station on Feb. 14
A third adult is now facing murder charges in connection with the mass shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally outside of Union Station on Feb. 14.
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office announced on Thursday that 20-year-old Terry J. Young is facing four federal charges related to the shooting death of Lisa Lopez-Galvan,43, and the wounding of at least 25 others, including many children.
Young has been charged with second-degree murder, the unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action.
Shortly after the announcement, the Family Court Division of the 16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri also released new charges against an unidentified 15-year-old in connection with the shooting.
That 15-year-old is facing one charge of the unlawful use of a weapon, an unclassified felony. He is currently detained in the Juvenile Detention Center.
A certification hearing will be held in which the Family Court Administrative judge will hear evidence on whether he should stand trial as an adult.
Other Chiefs Parade shooting charges
Two other adults, Dominic M. Miller and Lyndell Mays are also facing second-degree murder charges. All three men are charged in addition to the now three unidentified juveniles who are also facing gun-related charges in connection with the shooting.
Three other men are facing gun trafficking charges related to weapons found outside of Union Station after the deadly incident. 12 people in total are believed to have drawn weapons at the Super Bowl Celebration and six opened fire.
Nine people in total have now been charged.
The Charges against Terry Young
Young's charging documents can be viewed here.
The new court documents paint the clearest picture yet of the circumstances that led to the shooting.
According to the documents, Young and two others approached an individual in another group and began arguing in the final moments of the Chiefs Super Bowl rally.
Prosecutors have previously said that evidence points to one of the other charged suspects, Mays, as having been the first person to pull out a firearm. Miller, who remains hospitalized, is believed to have fired the shot that struck and killed Lopez-Galvan.
Young is accused of pulling out a firearm in response to Mays and pointing it toward him and the other group.
A review of Union Station surveillance video allegedly shows Young shooting a gun several times. Police detectives connected him to the scene using social media posts that show the 20-year-old wearing the same distinct green teddy bear backpack that can be seen in the surveillance video.
Collected cell phone data also shows Young's device was in the area of the shooting when it occurred. Data collected from the device also connects the 20-year-old to a group chat of people discussing their participation in the shooting in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
The charging documents also cite surveillance video of Young in the area of Crown Center that also shows Young and several others connected to the parade and rally shooting.
Officials have stated that Young is not connected to the shooting at Crown Center that left six people injured in January 2024 and he has not been charged in connection with the investigation.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker called the mass shooting following the Chiefs parade and rally one of the most challenging and complicated cases of her career. She believes the case has now reached a critical juncture.
"Everyone we've identified who discharged a firearm in response to the verbal altercation detailed here has been taken into custody," Baker said in a statement from the prosecutor's office on Thursday.
All involved shooters in this incident are in the custody of adult and juvenile authorities.
Due to the scope of this investigation, Baker says additional charges are still expected.
Baker also praised KCPD homicide detectives who have been working on the shooting investigation.
"Their response has been remarkable and quick given the size of this effort," Baker said.
Young is now being held on a $1 million cash bond. A date for newly charge 15-year-old's certification hearing has not yet been scheduled.
Eleven victims were taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital, aged 6-15, nine of whom suffered gunshot wounds. Several others at the scene were trampled as people fled from the scene of the mass shooting.
A difficult recovery is still underway for many following the traumatic event.
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