One person has died and at least 21 others were injured by gunfire when a shooting broke out in Kansas City, Missouri, following the parade and rally for the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win, officials said Wednesday.

The shooting took place west of Union Station, outside near the garage, as Chiefs fans were leaving, according to Kansas City police.

Paradegoer Arnold Sauther said when the rally ended, the Chiefs went into Union Station, and fans followed the players to get autographs.

Fans leave the area after shots were fired after the celebration of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade near Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, Feb. 14, 2024. (David Rainey/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)

One woman told KMBC that they hid near an elevator and “prayed.”

“There was yelling, and we didn’t know if it was safe to leave, so we tried to block the doors. We heard the elevator start to move, so we opened the doors and ran out — there were officers there,” she told the station. “I’ve never been so glad to see an officer in my life.”

Gunshot victims were transported to several hospitals in the area, including eight with “immediately” life-threatening injuries and seven with life-threatening injuries, according to Interim Kansas City Fire Chief Ross Grundyson.

Children’s Mercy Kansas City Hospital treated 12 total patients from the rally, including 11 children between the ages of 6 and 15, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Stephanie Meyer told reporters Wednesday. Nine of the patients were gunshot victims and three were being treated for “incidental injuries,” she said. All are expected to make a full recovery.

Authorities are still working to determine the total number of victims in the incident.

Police respond to shots fired near the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory parade near Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, Feb. 14, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)