"For Lassiter Saunders, sometimes it felt as if she was more like Loudermill's therapist than his attorney. She knew he was just trying to navigate a life that had been upended on the afternoon of Feb. 14, 2024 -- the day of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade and rally. Loudermill, a 49-year-old father of three, was so excited about his team's back-to-back titles that he had donned a red hoodie and matching sweatpants for the event."
"Then, in an area near where Loudermill happened to be celebrating, an argument broke out that led to gunfire. A local radio host, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, was killed and 22 people were injured in the Chiefs' Super Bowl parade shooting. Police briefly detained Loudermill in the chaos that followed near Union Station, and onlookers snapped photos of him handcuffed and seated on a curb. In a matter of moments, his life was thrown into the social media woodchipper."
Denton Loudermill Jr., a 49-year-old father of three and enthusiastic Chiefs fan, was briefly detained near Union Station after gunfire erupted during the Feb. 14, 2024, Super Bowl LVIII victory parade. A local radio host, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, was killed and 22 people were injured. Loudermill was photographed handcuffed and seated on a curb, and the image quickly circulated online. Politicians and news-seekers labeled him everything from the gunman to an "illegal" immigrant. Police released Loudermill shortly after detaining him. The viral image and ensuing social-media frenzy upended his life and intensified emotional and legal strain.
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