Woman trampled during shooting at Chiefs Super Bowl rally sues city, event organizers

Caroline Zimmerman, The Kansas City Star on Dec 16, 2025

Published in Women

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City woman is suing the city and a slew of event organizers, saying she was trampled as people fled from gunfire at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally in February 2024.

Alexandrea Springfield is seeking amounts in excess of $25,000 for negligence and premises liability, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Jackson County.

A dispute between two groups led to gunfire at the Feb. 14, 2024, event. Prosecutors have filed charges against Dominic Miller, Lyndell Mays, Terry Young and three juveniles since the shooting.

Miller, Mays and Young all have ongoing criminal cases related to the event, according to Jackson County court records. One teen involved in the shooting, a 15-year-old, was ordered to serve a term at a state facility for youths in July 2024.

Three other men, Chaelyn Groves, Ronnel Williams Jr. and Fedo Manning face federal gun law charges in relation to the shooting. The men are accused of illegal straw purchasing and firearm trafficking.

Williams was sentenced to 5 years of probation for conspiracy to defraud the United States on Dec. 5, 2024, according to a federal court document. Groves was given the same sentence days later, on Dec. 12, 2024.

Manning was sentenced to 66 months in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons on Aug. 21, 2025, on one count of firearm trafficking.

The shooting near Union Station killed Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a 43-year-old Johnson County mother and local DJ. Kansas City police detective Grant Spiking previously said 25 people were injured by gunfire and 69 were injured while fleeing the area, resulting in broken bones, brain injuries and dislocated joints.

Springfield was at the rally when the shooting occurred, according to the lawsuit. As attendees ran for cover, Springfield was “knocked to the ground and trampled by the fleeing crowd,” the lawsuit states.

As a result, Springfield experienced multiple leg fractures, torn ligaments and tendons in her knee and a dislocated foot, according to the lawsuit. She had to undergo multiple surgeries as a result, the lawsuit says.

Springfield’s attorneys did not respond to The Star’s request for comment.

The suit, which also names Union Station, the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission, O’Neill Events and Marketing and Flyover Event Co. LLC claims each defendant failed to “adequately plan and implement strategies” to prevent “mass-gathering event disasters and gun violence” near Union Station.

Kansas City did not respond to The Star’s request for comment.

Additionally, the lawsuit claims the defendants failed to properly staff the rally with security and SWAT trained officers and failed to engage in crowd control.

Following the 2024 incident, city leaders considered forgoing a mass rally if the Chiefs had won Super Bowl LIX. While nothing was set in stone, Mayor Quinton Lucas told The Star some options included a ticketed rally, complete with security checkpoints, followed by a parade.

A case management conference is set for Springfield’s case on April 6, 2026, according to court documents.

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