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Patrick Mahomes and his other half, Brittany Mahomes, made 2 of the Super Bowl ceremony shooting victims’ day when they strolled right into the health center area.
“In a time where they are traumatized, saddened, and worried, having a surprise appearance from Patrick and Brittany Mahomes brought the first smile to their faces since tragedy struck,” moms and dads Mario and Erika Reyes informed People on Saturday, February 17. “Even though they will be wearing casts for several months, they are excited to show loved ones that Patrick signed their cast.”
Patrick and Brittany, both 28, seen Mario and Erika’s children, Madi, 10, and Melia, 8, on Thursday, February 15, at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, where they were being dealt with for gunfire injuries in their legs. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and his other half positioned for images at the children’ bedside throughout the check out.
“We want to thank the Mahomes Family for being so kind, caring, and loving to our little ones and ask that the community please keep them in their prayers as they navigate life moving forward,” Mario and Erika contributed to People.
Mario, Erika and their children are “avid Chiefs fans,” that all participated in the Wednesday, February 14, rally in midtown Kansas City after the NFL group won Super Bowl LVIII numerous days previously. At completion of the triumph ceremony, shots were discharged.
Local policeman validated that a person guest, neighborhood DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan, passed away and greater than 20 others were injured. KC police took 3 suspects, 2 of whom are minors, right into custodianship. The 2 juveniles were butted in link to the shooting on Thursday. An examination is recurring.
Patrick was amongst the initial Chiefs professional athletes to speak up, condemning the catastrophe and sending his acknowledgements and healing wishes to the victims.
“Praying for Kansas City … 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽,” he composed on X on Wednesday.
Twelve of the victims were required to Children’s Mercy for therapy, every one of whom are anticipated to make complete recuperations. (As of Saturday, all clients had actually been released.)
“The Chiefs players have been extremely supportive, as well as the Chiefs organization. They have reached out to us and we’re managing that accordingly,” Lisa Augustine, the elderly supervisor of media relationships at Children’s Mercy, stated throughout a Thursday interview. “We want to make sure that we’re focusing on our patients, and our kids and families first and our staff, and then we will have them help with that.”
The Chiefs additionally partnered with United Way of Greater Kansas City to develop KCStrong, an emergency situation feedback fund to sustain the victims, their households and initial -responders in addition to offer physical violence avoidance and psychological health and wellness solutions. The NFL company, the Hunt Family Foundation and the NFL have actually currently given away $200,000.
Chiefs limited end Travis Kelce, for his component, gave away $100,000 to the Reyes family members’s GoFundMe with his Eighty-Seven and Running not-for-profit.