Chiefs’ offensive lineman comforts frightened boy after parade shooting: ‘We got your back’

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Wednesday’s Super Bowl celebration for the Kansas City Chiefs turned tragic when gunfire broke out around 2 p.m. local time near the Union Station parking garage. 

One woman was killed, and 22 others were injured, including 11 children. 

Law enforcement and medical personnel respond to a shooting at Union Station during the Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Feb. 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

In an interview with "Good Morning America," Chiefs offensive lineman Trey Smith described the chaotic scene as he ran for shelter. 

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"I just remember the security guards ushering us through the doors quickly, saying, 'Come on, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up,'" Smith said. 

Smith told GMA he hid in a closet and guided others to safety. 

"Right before I run in there, there was a little kid in front of me," Smith told GMA. "So, I just grabbed him, yanked him up, and tell him, 'You're hopping in here with me, buddy,' I don’t know how many people there were in the closet. Maybe 20-plus. 

"But my teammate, my long-snapper James Winchester, was very instrumental in helping keep people calm."

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Smith said they were eventually allowed to walk to the team buses, which were filled with paradegoers.

Police respond after shots were fired near the Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade on Feb. 14, 2024, in Kansas City. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

One young fan was "panicked," so Smith found a way to comfort him by giving him his WWE championship belt.