On Feb. 14, 2024, shots were fired outside Union Station in downtown Kansas City at the end of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally on Feb. 14, 2024, amid a massive crowd celebrating the team’s win. An argument between individuals escalated into multiple people pulling guns and shooting in a crowded public celebration. One person was killed, and about 22 others were wounded. Investigators identified Dominic Miller as one person who fired a weapon; he was indicted by a grand jury on multiple felony counts, including second‑degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon, and was arraigned and held on high bond in 2024.

Prosecutors’ theory included that multiple people fired during the melee, complicating determinations of who caused which injuries or death. Over the ensuing months and years, charges were adjusted. In…