Chiefs parade mass shooting suspect enters plea for lesser charge
By JoBeth Davis
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMBC) — One of the suspects in the deadly mass shooting near Union Station at the tail end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Victory Parade and Rally entered a plea to a lesser charge in court Monday.
Dominic Miller, originally charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action in connection with the shooting that killed Lisa Lopez-Galvan, entered a guilty plea to unlawful use of a weapon Monday. The second-degree murder charge was dropped. The unlawful use of a weapon was reduced to a Class E felony.
Miller has been sentenced to two years in prison and will receive credit for time already served.
Miller’s attorney says Miller has been in custody for more than two years and is expected to be released from jail soon.
Court records said the shooting followed an argument between two groups at the end of the rally.
Prosecutors alleged at the time that another suspect, Lyndell Mays, was the first to pull a gun during at the event, but that it was Miller who fired the fatal shot. A third adult, Terry Young, is also set to face trial in the shooting.
Mays won’t face trial for his part in the rally until March 29, 2027.
Young’s trial, scheduled for March 2026, has also been delayed.
Miller himself spent weeks in the hospital after also being wounded in the shooting.
Three suspects under the age of 18 were also charged. None were certified to stand trial as adults, meaning the cases remained in family court.
At the start of the plea hearing Monday, family members of Lisa Lopez-Galvan all spoke about their loss, how their lives and the community changed. They spoke to Miller saying they hoped he had remorse and would make changes to his life.
In court, Miller said he was remorseful and would pray for the family. He said that he never meant for the incident to happen.
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