GoFundMe setup for Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting suspect Lyndell Mays

The mother of one of the individuals accused in the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting initiated a GoFundMe campaign for him, stating that he required assistance during a “tragic time.”

Teneal Burnside established the online fundraiser for her son, Lyndell Mays, 23, displaying him recuperating in a hospital bed after sustaining nine gunshot wounds from the incident he purportedly admitted to instigating.

The fundraiser, which has since been removed, stated, “He is in the ICU, battling through several surgeries after attending the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration with his older sister.”

“Enduring multiple gunshot wounds during an occasion meant to bring joy to many has inflicted pain and sorrow upon all present,” it stated.

The fundraiser had purportedly amassed $100 for Mays’ medical expenses before he was charged on Tuesday with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon.

Mays and the other accused shooter, Dominic Miller, 18, purportedly engaged in an altercation before the shooting occurred amidst a large crowd of celebrants.

According to court documents, a female acquaintance of Mays informed the police that a group of individuals confronted Mays, questioning why he was observing them.

Mays initiated a verbal altercation with the group, as stated in a probable cause statement obtained by The Post. Surveillance footage depicted him approaching the group in an assertive manner, with later scenes showing him gesturing at them aggressively, according to court documents.

Upon brandishing his firearm, Mays pursued an unidentified individual, believed to be unarmed, and fired shots, prompting others to draw their weapons, as outlined in the legal documents.

The suspect later purportedly confessed to police that he initiated the confrontation by drawing his firearm and firing first, even in a densely populated area with numerous children present.

Mays acknowledged that he was the first to draw his weapon and discharge it, citing the threat conveyed by the statement “I’m going to get you,” which he interpreted as a threat to his life. According to the documents, Mays claimed that the others only began firing after he had initiated the gunfire. When questioned about his decision to confront them initially, the alleged gunman responded, “It was foolish, man. I just pulled out my gun and started shooting. I shouldn’t have done that. Just acting foolishly,” as stated in the documentation.

Following Mays’s display of his firearm, several individuals promptly revealed their own weapons, with Miller among them.

Prosecutors asserted that it was Miller’s firearm that discharged the fatal shot, claiming the life of 43-year-old mother of two, Lisa Lopez-Galvan.

Additionally, twenty-two individuals sustained injuries during the shooting incident. Both Mays and Miller are currently detained on a bond set at $1 million.