Man who fired fatal shot at KC Chiefs' Super Bowl rally pleads guilty on one count

Robert A. Cronkleton and Ben Wheeler, The Kansas City Star on Mar 9, 2026

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dominic M. Miller pleaded guilty Monday to one count of unlawful use of a weapon in Jackson County Circuit Court for his role in the 2024 Chiefs Super Bowl rally shooting that killed a Kansas City-area mother and injured dozens.

The 20-year-old Kansas City man was accused of firing the fatal shot that killed 43-year-old Lisa Lopez-Galvan.

Miller appeared before Jackson County Judge Kevin D. Harrell Monday morning. He was sentenced to two years in prison, with credit for time served.

Miller had been scheduled to stand trial early next month on charges of second-degree felony murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action.

The other counts were dismissed as part of the plea.

Miller is one of three adults who was accused of murder in the mass shooting that erupted at the close of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally celebration outside Union Station on Feb. 14, 2024, killing Lopez-Galvin of Shawnee, Kansas. About two dozen others were struck by gunfire, nearly half of whom were children under 16 years old, and about 60 others were injured in the chaos that followed.

Lydell Mays, 25, of Raytown, and Terry Young, 22, of Kansas City, both face identical charges of second-degree felony murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action. Mays also faces a charge of causing a catastrophe.

Mays is scheduled to stand trial in March 2027. A trial date has not been set yet for Young.

Prosecutors allege an argument between two groups escalated into gunfire. Miller and Mays, who were on opposing sides, were both wounded.

Investigators alleged that Mays pulled out his weapon and fired first, but that the shot that killed Lopez-Galvan came from Miller’s firearm, court documents state. Surveillance footage is also said to show Young firing multiple rounds during the incident.

Under Missouri law, authorities can bring a murder charge against individuals involved in a fatal felony, even if that person did not fire the deadly shot.

Three teens have also had been charged in the shooting. In July 2024, Jackson County Administrative Judge Jennifer Phillips ordered a 15-year-old to serve a term at a state facility for youths after accepting his admission that he committed the charge of unlawful use of a weapon by knowingly discharging or firing a firearm at a person.

The cases against the two other teens have concluded, but details of the outcomes of their cases were not available due to the fact they were juveniles.

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