This is the horrifying moment that three news anchors live on-air slowly realized that they were reporting on a fatal shooting at the Kansas City parade.
The reporters for Channel 41 – who were streaming the happy scenes from the parade on Wednesday afternoon – can be seen looking around in confusion after shots were fired in the Missouri city.
The three upbeat anchors were reporting live from the Super Bowl parade – following the Kansas City Chiefs big win against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday – before they panned to bizarre footage of crowds dispersing.
Confused, the trio of journalists realize, in real-time, that they were in the middle of a serious situation – as frantic people in the crowd shouted at them to duck down.
The female reporter says: ‘We’ve got erm…crowds are dispersing.’ One of the male anchors then joins in: ‘I think they are trying to…um…’
The reporters for Channel 41, who were streaming the happy scenes from the parade on Wednesday afternoon, can be seen looking around in confusion after shots were fired in the Missouri city
Frantic crowds are seen dropping to the ground after shots were fired during the celebratory parade in Kansas City, Missouri
The third anchor nervously states: ‘It looks like they are running.’
As they’re watching the manic, frightened crowds in real time, the woman then says: ‘We might have a situation here, we’re trying to keep an eye on it.’
They continue the rolling news, saying that the swathes of Chiefs fans looked as if they were attempting to disperse quickly.
One of the male anchors says: ‘It looks a little different than a normal…
‘We’re not sure if they’re rushing to their vehicles, or to the shows, or if there’s some sort of disturbance. I can see people jumping the fence right now.
‘I’m not sure where exactly they are going to.’
It was at this point that the on-air reporters suddenly heard people in the crowd below them scream at them to duck and cover.
Two people, wearing Chiefs uniforms, duck and run during the ordeal on Wednesday
The anchors were watching the crowd disperse in real time – and soon realized the situation was dire
The female reporter adds: ‘We don’t know if there is a safety concern, quite possible. Some people in the crowd are telling us to get down.’
She then politely tells her crews at the news station to take over the broadcast so that the trio of reporters at the scene can hide as the shooting situation escalated.
Authorities say that at least one person is dead. Up to 10 people are injured.
Two gunmen opened fire inside Union Station shortly after 3:30pm, seconds after the team including Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes left the stage.
Police evacuated the train station as huge crowds fled in panic after the shots rang out, with up to one million people expected to have descended on Kansas City for the parade.
The two gunmen were detained, although their identities and motive remain unclear.
Reports indicate multiple children were also gunned down in the tragic celebration, and were rushed to nearby Children’s Mercy Hospital.