Lisa Lopez-Gavlan/Facebook Lisa Lopez-Gavlan poses with her husband, Mike Gavlan, in November 2020.
The Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade turned into a tragedy on February 14, 2024.
The parade, which garnered approximately 1 million fans, according to ABC News, was cut short by a mass shooting near Union Square.
One person is dead and up to 22 people are wounded, Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves said during a press conference. Graves confirmed three people were taken into custody.
A victim was identified as Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a wife, mother of two, and avid Chiefs fan. Lopez-Galvan was married to husband Mike Galvan.
The couple celebrated their wedding anniversary in November 2023. Galvan wrote, “1st of all i’d like to wish the love of my life a happy 22nd anniversary ! I Love you for all you do hopefully we can make many more memories.”
Lisa Galvan-Lopez/FacebookChiefs fan Lisa Lopez-Galvan and husband Mike Galvan in 2021.
Lopez-Galvan’s death was confirmed to The Kansas City Star.
“She was the most wonderful, beautiful person,” a close friend, Lisa Lopez told the outlet. “She was a local DJ, did everybody’s weddings. We all know her. She was so full of life.”
Jackson County legislator Manny Abarca, who’s known Lopez-Galvan and her family for over a decade, shared a tribute on X, formerly known as Twitter:
“I have witnessed that smile across DJ equipment, and on the stage of our largest Fiesta in #KansasCity,” he posted. “I will not let her death go in vein.” He promised to “legislate” and “fight” with “everything in my power to change this State and City for the better.”
Liza Lopez-Galvan Posted Several Photos in Chiefs Gear on Her Facebook Page
Lisa Lopez-Galvan/FacebookLisa Lopez-Galvan with her husband Mike Galvan.
According to Galvan-Lopez’s Facebook page, she was a graduate of Bishop Miege High School. Lopez-Galvan lived in Shawnee, Kansas, about an hour away from the parade’s location.
Galvan-Lopez worked as a disc jockey for the KKFI radio show and co-hosted the program “Taste of Tejano.” The DJ’s Facebook page features several photos of her two children, husband, and promotions for “Taste of Tejano,” which she co-hosted with Tommy Andrade.
The Kansas City fan also posted numerous photos of herself supporting the Chiefs. She promoted a friend’s business, selling Chiefs-themed cookies ahead of the Super Bowl. The radio host also promoted her friend selling custom shirts. Ahead of the Chiefs-Niners showdown, Lopez-Galvan showed off a hilarious t-shirt that read, “Shut up, Tony Romo.”
Preliminary Investigation Into Chiefs Parade Shooting Does Not Appear to Stem From ‘Terrorism or Homegrown Extremism’
BREAKING: Gunfire erupts at Super Bowl parade in Kansas City
Graves told reporters on Thursday that their investigation of the mass shooting “has shown no nexus to terrorism or homegrown extremism. “This appeared to be a dispute between several people that ended in gunfire.”
Videos from the tragic event flooded social media immediately after the shooting on Wednesday afternoon. One video appears to show Chiefs fans tackling a suspected shooter.
Chief fans at the parade tackling one of the shooters. HEROS.
Graves said authorities are “working” to determine if “one of three” detained individuals is the same person featured in the video. Paul Contreras, from Omaha, was identified as a fan who tackled one of the suspected shooters, per KETV NewsWatch 7.
“The whole time he’s fighting to get up and run away,” Contreras told the news outlet. “We’re fighting each other, you know. We’re fighting to keep him down and he’s fighting to get up.” Contreras said he saw a gun fall out of the alleged shooter’s hand as he and another parade-goer tackled him.