A person who was falsely accused of firing gunshots on the Chiefs’ Tremendous Bowl parade in February 2024 has died, his legal professional stated in an announcement launched Friday on social media.
The Related Press confirmed Denton Loudermill Jr.’s passing.
No explanation for demise was offered. He was 49.
“Extra particulars will likely be offered in time,” legal professional LaRonna Lassiter Saunders stated, “however for now, we ask that you simply honor the household’s want for privateness as they arrive collectively to grieve this large loss.”
Loudermill of Olathe, Kan., was briefly handcuffed in the course of the chaos on Feb. 14, 2024, however by no means charged in relation to the taking pictures that left one lifeless and greater than 20 others injured.
Loudermill subsequently filed lawsuits in opposition to three Missouri state senators and a Tennessee congressman who shared social media posts incorrectly implicating him within the taking pictures exterior of Union Station in Kansas Metropolis.
The fits have been dismissed by the courts.
Three males have been charged with homicide after the taking pictures, which authorities stated stemmed from a dispute between two teams of individuals.
Others confronted lesser prices.
Lassiter Saunders stated she’s going to proceed the battle to clear Loudermill’s title posthumously.
Loudermill, a United States citizen since start, labored at an area automotive wash.
“Whereas the household takes this time to mourn, we need to make it clear that this isn’t over,” Lassiter Sanders stated. “Mr. Loudermill shouldn’t have spent his remaining days burdened with stress and chasing down a lie that went viral as a result of careless and heartless actions of a Congressman, Missouri senators, and social media influencers who couldn’t be bothered to confirm the reality earlier than destroying a person’s life.”
Loudermill’s lawsuits claimed that he froze in the midst of the post-shooting chaos and was handcuffed for transferring “too sluggish” as police cleared the scene.
As he sat handcuffed on the curb, folks started taking images and posting them to social media, the place he was described as an “unlawful alien” and a “shooter.”
“When you thought we have been decided earlier than,” Lassiter Saunders stated, “you haven’t seen something but!”
