‘It’s something she’ll probably never forget’: Father, daughter reflect on Super Bowl Parade

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Sunday marked two weeks since the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. Since then, Kansas City has had a Super Bowl parade, but also dealt with so much more.

Sunday afternoon, the father-daughter duo of Kingsley and Kalisa McKennon returned to Union Station for the first time since the Super Bowl parade. Kalisa said what happened that day still doesn’t feel real.

“It was just like a really scary time,” she said. “I didn’t really think that would actually happen. It doesn’t feel like this actually happened.”

“She’s only 10 years old. She shouldn’t have to experience something like this,” said her father, Kingsley McKennon. “Growing up as a kid, you don’t think ‘I’m going to see somebody get shot,’ or blood or something. That’s basically a traumatic experience for a kid. It’s something that she’ll probably never forget. She’ll tell her kids about it.”

The McKennons visited the memorial for Lisa Lopez-Galvan and the other victims of the parade shooting Sunday afternoon. More than 10 days after the parade, they said they are still processing the events at the Super Bowl celebration.

“I can’t believe this happened, just for a parade and people shooting and killing people,” Kalisa said. “It was scary.”

“It’s unbelievable,” said her father. “Something you wouldn’t expect to happen because it’s a celebration. The last two weeks has basically been a blur.”

Despite the hardship KC has faced in recent weeks, the McKennons told KCTV5 they are proud of the way the city has responded.

“This is what’s to be expected from Kansas City,” Kingsley McKennon said. “When stuff like this happens, we come together.”