‘I went for him’: Hero Kansas City Chiefs fan says he tackled suspected gunman on instinct
by Bevan Hurley
Feb 16, 2024
3 minutes
Trey Filter was standing among a sea of around one million people who lined the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade route on Wednesday when he heard the shots ring out.
The lifelong Chiefs fan initially thought it was firecrackers going off, before a sense of panic swept through the crowd.
“There was a huge commotion. It felt like there was a rat loose or something,” he told The Independent in a phone interview on Thursday morning.
Mr Filter, who was with his wife Casey and their sons Gage, 15, and Levi, 12, said dozens of crowdgoers began rushing past them.
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