Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a man who fired a gun during the 2024 Super Bowl victory rally for the Kansas City Chiefs, saying Missouri’s self-defense laws made it difficult to prove the case.
Dominic Miller instead pleaded guilty to a weapons charge and was sentenced Monday to two years in prison. Authorities said he has already spent more than two years in custody, including several months hospitalized after he was wounded during the shooting.
The gunfire erupted outside Union Station as the championship celebration was ending and nearly a million fans were leaving the area. One person, local radio host Lisa Lopez-Galvan, was killed and about two dozen others — many of them children — were injured.
Investigators say at least six people fired guns during the chaotic confrontation and 12 individuals were seen with firearms, including AR-style rifles. Prosecutors said the violence began after one group confronted another over a dispute during the rally.
Authorities initially believed a bullet from Miller’s handgun may have killed Lopez-Galvan, but later determined there was not enough evidence to prove his shot caused her death.
Jackson County prosecutors said Missouri’s “stand-your-ground” self-defense law requires them to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a defendant was the initial aggressor or did not act in self-defense. They said that burden could not be met in Miller’s case.
Another suspect, Lyndell Mays, is still scheduled to go to trial next year on charges that include second-degree murder. A 15-year-old involved in the shooting has already been sentenced to a state youth facility.