Jackson Mahomes, the younger brother of NFL star Patrick Mahomes, recently won the respect of fans following the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade.
The media personality has gained quite an infamous reputation for controversies, with his most recent scandal being a sexual assault case. While many have criticized Jackson, his image got an unexpected revamp following his heroic actions amid February 14’s chaos.
Patrick Mahomes’ Brother Praised Online For Taking Care Of A ‘Lost Child’ During The Shooting
An eyewitness from the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade incident recently shared her experience on X. She drew attention to Jackson’s bravery during the shooting, noting the 23-year-old rose to the occasion to help a lost child.
“I don’t care what anyone says but I have found a newfound respect for Jackson Mahomes,” the X user declared and then added, “Ana and I were stuck hiding with him at Union Station by the trains and he was taking care of a child who lost his parents and helping him calm down.”
Her tale of Jackson’s bravery sparked mixed reactions from other users, with some hailing him as a hero while others couldn’t see past his sexual assault allegations. One supporter noted the shooting unveiled the media personality’s true character, writing:
“Truly find out about the character of people in times of adversity, tragedy whatever you want to call it..one can learn from mistakes and hopefully he has..many great things happened amongst all chaos yesterday..gives hope to us all.”
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Another echoed similar sentiments, tweeting, “You were hiding out with Jackson Mahomes during a crisis situation and he was helping to care for a child?! That is so unexpected and heartwarming. It goes to show that even people with a reputation for being a certain way can surprise us with their actions.”
“You mean someone you didn’t know at all turned out good despite how other people told you to feel about said person? Who would’ve thunk it,” a third penned, seemingly referring to Jackson’s sexual assault allegations.
However, critics didn’t share the same love, with someone stressing: “He sexually assaulted someone so those that don’t think that’s ok are vile? Ooohkay.” Another displeased X user added:
“How does one change their mind on clear as day sexual assault? Oh, here’s a hint: 💸💸💸 he did something very noble and it should be acknowledged but just because he did one very nice thing doesn’t somehow excuse him from his past behavior.”
A third person shared an interesting POV about Jackson’s character, stating, “A lot of people don’t like him. For good reasons, but to step up & do something considerate in a scary situation like this deserves some respect.”
“That doesn’t mean he’s a good person overall. Hopefully, he will learn from this & grow as a person. He is still young enough to change,” they concluded.
Patrick & Brittany Mahomes Sent Prayers After The Tragic Shooting
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, addressed the mass shooting on their respective social media pages. The NFL star expressed his heartache, writing: “Praying for Kansas City.”
Meanwhile, Brittany broke her silence on her Instagram Story with the message: “Shooting is never the answer. Praying for Kansas City & America in general, this is rough.” Fellow Kansas City Chiefs player Drue Tranquill echoed similar sentiments, tweeting:
“Please join me in prayer for all the victims in this heinous act. Pray that doctors & first responders would have steady hands & that all would experience full healing.”
Prayers were needed, given the scale of the mass shooting that occurred at the Super Bowl parade on February 14. Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graces opened up about the incident at a press conference, noting shots were fired near Union Station.
The bullets went off just after Chiefs players had left the stage, leaving one person dead and several injured. The number of shooting victims was initially believed to be fifteen, but the Chief of the Kansas City Fire Department, Ross Grundyson, confirmed the numbers had increased.
Grundyson said in a news conference that there were a “total of 22 gunshot victims, one of those was a fatality. We had eight with we considered to be immediately life-threatening patients, we had seven life-threatening injuries, and we had six with minor injuries.”