'Several people' shot near Kansas City Super Bowl parade

Several people have been shot in Kansas City, Missouri, in the vicinity of Union Station where a Super Bowl victory parade and celebration were taking place for the Kansas City Chiefs, police have said.

The condition of the victims was not immediately clear. Two armed people were taken into custody, police said.

Citing authorities, local television station KSHB 41 reported ten victims in the incident, including several children, but it was not immediately clear whether all of those sustained gunshot wounds or other injuries.

"Shots were fired west of Union Station near the garage and multiple people were struck," Kansas City police said on the social media platform X.

"We took two armed people into custody for more investigation," they said.

Eyewitness video posted on social media platforms showed pandemonium outside the train station with dozens of uniformed police officers, weapons drawn, running into the building as scores of bystanders fled in the opposite direction.

Union Station, a 109-year-old Beaux Arts building that once served as a US rail hub for passenger and freight traffic, is home to a museum and visiting attractions.