KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A GoFundMe campaign to support the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was killed in a shooting at a celebration in Kansas City for the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win, received a $100,000 donation from Taylor Swift Friday morning.
The “Elizabeth Lopez-Galvan Memorial” fund was set up Thursday with a goal of $75,000 and has blown past that amount in less than 24 hours. The page’s description said it had been set up to support Lopez-Galvan’s family — her two children and husband of 22 years — after her killing.
Early Friday morning, a $50,000 donation was added to the fund from Taylor Swift, one of the world’s most famous musicians and the girlfriend of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Eight minutes later, Swift put another $50,000 into the fund.
“Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences in the wake of your devastating loss. With love, Taylor Swift,” she wrote with each of the donations.
A representative for Swift confirmed to Variety that the donations were from the pop star. Swift is currently in Australia performing her “Eras Tour” after attending the Super Bowl. She missed Wednesday’s parade and celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, where the deadly shooting happened.
As of Friday afternoon, the fund had received nearly $300,000 in donations.
Lopez-Galvan was a music lover and DJ in the Kansas City area who played at weddings, quinceañeras and an American Legion bar and grill. She mixed Tejano, Mexican and Spanish music with R&B and hip-hop, and volunteered as a host on a radio program.
She was killed Wednesday and 22 people were injured when gunshots rang out at the conclusion of a celebration for the Chiefs.
Two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday
Police said Thursday they had detained three juveniles but released one who they determined wasn’t involved in the shooting, leaving just two in custody.
A news release from the Jackson County Family Court said the juveniles were charged Thursday and are being detained in the county’s Juvenile Detention Center “on gun-related and resisting arrest charges.” The release said it is “anticipated that additional charges are expected in the future as the investigation by the Kansas City Police Department continues.”
No further information was released. Juvenile court cases are largely kept private under Missouri law, and hearings are not open to the public.
Police initially detained three juveniles but released one who they determined wasn’t involved in the shooting. Police are looking for others who may have been involved and are calling for witnesses, victims and people with cellphone video of the violence to call a dedicated hotline.
Police said they don’t believe the shooting was linked to terrorism. Instead, they said investigators suspect a dispute may have led to the gunfire.
The mass shooting happened when crowds of people packed together, with up to a million people likely attending the parade, according to police.
People packed the parade route, with fans climbing trees and street poles for a better view. Players rolled through on double-decker buses as DJs and drummers heralded their arrival.
Wednesday’s rally had just ended and music was still blaring when the shots erupted. Many people initially thought they were hearing fireworks. But then chaos ensued. Some in the crowd hit the ground while others leapt over barriers and sprinted, some carrying children in their arms.
Video taken from a building overlooking the celebration shows thousands of fans clad in red Chiefs gear milling about in a park in front of Union Station. As shots ring out and repeat, they suddenly scatter amid screams.
Kansas City has long struggled with gun violence, and in 2020 it was among nine cities targeted by the U.S. Justice Department in an effort to crack down on violent crime. In 2023, the city matched a record with 182 homicides, most of which involved guns.
Wednesday’s celebration was the third Super Bowl parade in Kansas City since 2020, and the others had no violence.