Several individuals have been charged with murder and various offenses related to the shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade in February.
Earlier this week, one of the juveniles was sentenced to a facility operated by the Missouri state Department of Youth Services, as confirmed by The Associated Press. The 15-year-old, whose full name has not been disclosed due to his age, expressed that the incident on February 14 outside Kansas City’s Union Station does not reflect his true character.
“That’s not my true self,” the teen, identified as “R.G.” in court documents, stated during a hearing on Thursday. Nonetheless, he acknowledged the charge of “unlawful use of a weapon by knowingly discharging or firing a firearm at a person,” according to the AP.
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A memorial for the victims of the mass shooting in front of Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, on Feb. 18. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
The teen described himself as a well-behaved individual prior to associating with a negative crowd, The Kansas City Star reported.
Jackson County prosecutors claim the shooting stemmed from a confrontation between two groups. Lyndell Mays, one of three men charged with murder in connection to local DJ Lisa Lopez Galvan’s death, is alleged to have fired the first shots.
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Following this, R.G. allegedly began shooting toward Mays and unintentionally struck another individual within his own group, Dominic Miller, who also faces murder charges, as verified by Kansas City police detective Grant Spiking.
Jackson County Family Court Administrative Judge Jennifer Phillips stated, “You made some poor choices, but that doesn’t define you as a bad person or a bad kid,” during a proceeding akin to an adult court sentencing hearing.
Law enforcement personnel investigate the scene following a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, on Feb. 14.
A commitment at a state Department of Youth Services facility is generally for a duration of nine to twelve months, according to a deputy juvenile officer with Jackson County Circuit Court.
Earlier this month, Judge Phillips accepted the teen’s admission to the unlawful use of a weapon charge, stemming from knowingly discharging or firing a firearm at another person.
The Jackson County Juvenile Officer’s office, which manages youth cases, dropped a second charge of armed criminal action and agreed not to pursue the certification process that could transfer the teen’s case to adult court.
Law enforcement personnel conducting an investigation after the shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, on Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Jon Bailey, the teen’s attorney, requested his release under an intensive supervision program and home confinement, stipulating a prohibition on social media use.
“Our house feels incomplete without him,” the teen’s mother expressed to Judge Phillips.
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However, an attorney for the juvenile office contended that the juvenile’s time in the youth facility would effectively distance him from negative influences.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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