Just two weeks after the devastating shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade, the NFL team’s head coach Andy Reid is calling for unity.
While speaking at a news conference this week, Reid pleaded with the youth of Kansas City. “You are our future,” he stated. “And as great as we can make this place, we want to make it. We can turn this, which was negative, into something really positive. With just a little togetherness and love, we can solve many problems.”
The shooting left one woman dead and nearly two dozen injured. More than half of the victims were reportedly under 16 years old. Dominic M. Miller and Lyndell Mays were arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Two minors were also arrested and charged. with crimes related to firearms. Their identities have not been revealed.
During the shooting, a teenager revealed that Andy Reid had comforted the children. He had been introduced to the players during the demonstration, which occurred just before shots rang out near the city’s Union Station.
“Andy Reid was trying to comfort me, which was nice,” said one of the teenage witnesses. “He was like hugging me, like, ‘Are you okay, man? Are you OK? Please breathe.’ He was being very nice and all.”
Reid then left to see other people nearby.
Also during the press conference, Andy Reid spoke about the shooting victim, Lisa López-Galván. “I want to share my deepest condolences to the Galván and López family for the loss of Lisa, and to the people of Kansas City,” he said. “She was a personality there and, above all, a very good human being. We will all miss her, as I know her family will.”
Andy Reid seeks to do everything he can to help young people
While at the Indiana Convention Center, Andy Reid spoke with USA TODAY Sports about the incident and what needs to be done.
“It’s youth,” Reid explained. “We have to do everything we can to help our young people.”
Reid also talked about working with city leaders to support troubled youth in Kansas City. “The main thing is to be available,” she said. “And then I look at everything that Patrick [Mahomes] has done in the city. You expose yourself. “That’s what the Chiefs do.”
Reid later said the shooting put football in another perspective to help combat real-world problems. “That’s why I say we are here to teach,” he further added. “Part of teaching is communication. There has to be love for it. And a sensitivity.”
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