Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mother of two, was tragically identified as the casualty of the Super Bowl parade shooting in Kansas City. Despite surgical efforts at a local hospital, she did not survive the abdominal gunshot wound she sustained, as reported by her close ones to the Kansas City Star. In the unfortunate incident, 22 others were injured, including up to nine children.
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, Kansas City Chiefs superfan and mom of 2, killed in Super Bowl parade shooting: ‘Most wonderful, beautiful person’ https://t.co/QCmcXzwg2x pic.twitter.com/5BlKG55IKQ
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Lisa Lopez, who has been friends with Lopez-Galvan for a long time and serves as the executive administrative assistant in The Star’s newsroom, portrayed Lopez-Galvan as an “exceptionally wonderful and beautiful individual.”
Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a popular local radio DJ, was killed in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade on Wednesday, and more than 20 other people were wounded, including several children. https://t.co/fskyTPWSDy pic.twitter.com/qSYMaKrFng
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“She was a local DJ. She did everybody’s weddings. We all know her. She was so full of life,” Lopez added.
According to friends and family, Lopez-Galvan’s adult son and two of her younger cousins were among the victims of the shooting. Lopez-Galvan, who was in her 40s, resided in Shawnee with her husband and two children. As reported by the New York Post, she was a disc jockey at the community radio station KKFI and co-hosted Tejano Tuesday, a program dedicated to Hispanic music. Her brother, Beto Lopez, is the President and CEO of the Guadalupe Centers. Lopez-Galvan was also known for her fervent support of the Kansas City Chiefs.
KKFI 90.1 FM, the employer of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, has confirmed her tragic passing. “We are profoundly saddened and heartbroken to inform our community that our KKFI DJ, Lisa Lopez, the host of Taste of Tejano, has tragically lost her life in today’s shooting at the KC Chiefs’ rally,” they expressed in a statement, as reported by PEOPLE.
The police have verified that an investigation into the shooting is underway, and three individuals have been apprehended as potential suspects in the crime.
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