KC Strong: Chiefs launch fund to support victims of Super Bowl parade shooting

Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt and coach Andy Reid with the Lombardi Trophy during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire)

The Kansas City Chiefs on Friday announced they were establishing “Kansas City Strong” (#KCStrong), a fund to provide support for the victims and families of Wednesday’s shooting at the team’s Super Bowl parade at Union Station.

The fund is in partnership with the United Way of Greater Kansas City. The Chiefs, the Hunt Family Foundation and the NFL donated $200,000 to the fund. Support will also go to first responders, violence prevention programs and mental health services.

Patrick Mahomes, his wife Brittany and the 15 and the Mahomies Foundation donated $50,000 to the fund.