Chiefs star player vows to help child victims of Kansas City parade shootings….

Following the horrific shootings at their Super Bowl parade on Wednesday, Kansas City Chiefs player Marquez Valdes-Scantling has pledged to assist kids receiving medical care in hospitals.

Just after 3:30 pm, two gunmen opened fire at Union Station, turning the Chiefs’ lavish homecoming celebration in Kansas City into a tragedy that left one person dead and twenty-one injured.

Nine of the 11 youngsters receiving treatment at the adjacent youngsters’s Mercy hospital have gunshot wounds, according to NFL Network reporter James Palmer.

And after hearing that news, Valdes-Scantling offered to get in touch with the kids in question or their families to offer his support.

The 29-year-old, who scored a touchdown for Kansas City in their Super Bowl win on Sunday, wrote on X: ‘Any chance anyone can help me get in touch with these kids or families?

I want to make sure they’re doing okay first. However, I would be happy to assist them in any way I can and provide them with some team supplies to aid in their recuperation.

Horrifying video showed the chaotic scene after the shooting as terrified spectators fled for their lives. An armed man was valiantly tackled to the ground by groups of supporters, and police said that two gunmen had been apprehended, albeit it is yet unknown who they are.

‘We got him – we got the gun!’ said the soldiers as they brought the suspected attacker down.

It’s unclear if the man being arrested—who was wearing a red hoodie—was one of the people who were involved in the shooting.

throughout their victory parade, Chiefs players were able to leave the scene of the shooting; several of them in particular provided a solace throughout the tragic events.

Children in a panic were calmed down by offensive linemen Trey Smith and Austin Reiter, as well as backup quarterbacks Blaine Gabbert and Chris Oladukun.

Specifically, Smith comforted a distressed child by handing him a WWE title belt and cuddling with him until he settled down.

The day began identically to previous year’s

‘Right before I ran in there, there was a little kid in front of me so I just grabbed him and yanked him in, ”you’re hopping in there with me, buddy,”’ Smith said. ‘I don’t know how many people there were in the closet – maybe 20 plus?’

The Chiefs team buses were suddenly filled with frightened bystanders, including one frightened child who was there with his father.

‘I had the WWE belt on me the entire parade,’ Smith said, referring to the oversized wrestling-style strapped around his waist. ‘I was thinking, what can I do to help him out? I just handed him the belt, ”hey, you’re the champion. No-one’s gonna hurt you man, we got your back.”

‘We just start talking about wrestling, ”who’s your favorite wrestler, what’s your favorite wrestling match.”

‘He was looking out the window and seeing people reacting, trying to get out of that situation, so I just said, ”here you go buddy, this is yours.”’

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid also hugged a distressed child caught up in the shooting to comfort him during the chaos.

Speaking to Kansas City Star columnist Sam McDowell, Gabe Wallace, a sophomore at Shawnee Mission East High School, said he ‘had no idea if my friends were OK.’

He said his only thoughts were ‘my friends are dead’ as Reid comforted him.