Family of Woman Killed in Chiefs Super Bowl Rally Shooting Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- The family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan filed a wrongful death lawsuit on June 18, 2024, in Jackson County Circuit Court over the Chiefs Super Bowl rally shooting in Kansas City.
- The lawsuit asserts that the shooting on February 14, 2024, was avoidable and resulted from careless firearm transactions and insufficient security measures, including the absence of metal detectors and proper screening procedures.
- Seventeen individuals and entities are named in the lawsuit, including Kansas City officials, the Union Station facility, coordinators of the event, firearms vendors, and those charged with shooting, accused of wrongful death, battery, negligence, and liability related to the premises.
- The shooting resulted in the death of Lisa Lopez-Galvan and caused injuries to 22 additional people, including her son Marc; lawsuits highlight repeated straw gun purchases made more than 20 times within five months from Frontier Justice and Ammo Box.
- Attorney Michael Ketchmark stressed the importance of achieving accountability and ensuring that inadequate security and safety failures at the rally are addressed to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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Family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan suing Union Station, city of Kansas City, others in new wrongful death lawsuit tied to Parade Day shooting
By KMBC News Staff Click here for updates on this story LEAWOOD, Kansas (KMBC) — February 14th, 2024 is a day every Kansas Citian will remember. “It was such a tragedy, and it struck the hearts of everybody in our community, and the bigger tragedy is it was preventable,” said Michael Ketchmark, lawyer representing the Lopez-Galvan family. Ketchmark cited in a newly filed Jackson County circuit court lawsuit that 17 defendants, including the …
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