A man who was struck by a bullet during the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade on Wednesday has spoken out about the ordeal, explaining what he and his family saw prior to the gunman opening fire.
Jacob Gooch Sr. of nearby Leavenworth, Kansas corroborated testimony from others that the horrific act was sparked by a dispute, adding that the suspect fired indiscriminanty into the crowd.
In an interview with CBS Mornings, Gooch explained that while he did not see the shooter himself, he did hear a woman say "Don't do it, not here, this is stupid" before gunshots rang out.
Gooch, who was shot in the ankle and has been in and out of hospital dealing with broken bones in his foot, said he and his family initially thought someone had set off fireworks, but soon realized that wasn't the case.
He went on to note that his wife and daughter "saw the gun come out and start shooting."
"Some lady was holding [the suspect] back and people had started backing up," he added, "and then he pulled it out and just started shooting and spinning in a circle."
Gooch said that while his daughter was not shot, his wife was struck by a bullet through the calf, and his son was hit in the foot.
When asked whether he had any concerns about violence breaking out at the parade prior to attending, Gooch said he and his family had "talked about it," but figured they were safe because it was "just a bunch of happy people."
"About 15 minutes before it actually did happen, I got suspicious of a certain group of people who were there," he noted, "and right before it ended up happening there was this group dressed in all black ... looked like kids."
Two of the three suspects arrested after the shooting, which claimed the life of local radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan and injured 22 others, are juveniles.
Police Chief Stacey Graves said that the shooting did not have anything to do with "terrorism" or extremism," and that it "appeared to be a dispute between several people that ended in gunfire."
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