Despite Wednesday’s shooting taking place in Kansas City, its impact spreads far beyond city limits.
Before the shooting, I spoke with fans who came from places like Seattle, South Carolina and Houston.
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“There’s Kansas City Chiefs fans everywhere,” Javier Salcido, who with his wife, Kristen, drove 12 hours from Houston for the parade, told me.
Both are Kansas City natives who are a part of a Chiefs fan group in Houston.
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“We wanted to meet new people and stuff, so we started our new family down there,” Kirsten Salcido said.
When they drove up for the parade, they first spent time celebrating. Now, they’re grieving with their family here. Their niece knew one of the victims, Lisa Lopez-Galvan.
“My niece sent me a picture of her and Lisa,” Kirsten Salcido told me.
“They were like best buds, that was her best friend,” Javier said. “That made it even more, the feeling behind it of the tragedy and everything ‘cause its family.”