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San Antonio radio hosts honor Kansas City-based Tejano DJ who died in Super Bowl parade shooting

Lisa Lopez-Galvan, radio host of "A Taste of Tejano" in Kansas City, was killed following the Chiefs' Super Bowl parade Wednesday.

SAN ANTONIO — An argument between several people led to a deadly shooting following a Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City on Wednesday, police now say. 

Two of the suspects taken into custody are teenagers. One person was killed and 23 others were injured; two victims remain in critical condition as of Thursday night.

The fan who died was a beloved radio host in Kansas City.

Lisa Lopez-Galvan, 43, hosted the segment "A Taste of Tejano" on KKFI 90.1 FM, a volunteer-based community radio station.

Her loss is touching the hearts of Tejano listeners across the nation, including in San Antonio.

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KKFI 90.1 FM in Kansas City shares the heartbreaking update to their listeners on Facebook.

KENS 5 listened in as a local radio station hosted a day-long tribute in Lopez-Galvan's honor. As the team at KLMO 98.9 FM spent time learning about Lopez-Galvan's legacy, they felt a sense of pride learning about her role in preserving Tejano music and culture in the Midwest.

While the local radio DJs didn't know Lopez-Galvan personally, they still consider her one of their own.

"The Tejano community, the Tejano industry, we're all family," said Frank Desantiago, a morning show host on San Antonio's KLMO 98.9 FM, known to listeners as "Bigg Boyee."

Crisscrossing Tejano airwaves Thursday, radio hosts announced the heartbreaking news out of Kansas City.

Desantiago began his show in silence. He encouraged listeners to pay their respects on Facebook Live

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Frank "Bigg Boyee" Desantiago, live on the airwaves of Tejano KLMO 98.9 FM.

The responses came flooding in.

"A very big loss for your guises (sic) industry, and to the family," wrote Sally Brown on Facebook. "She will always be remembered."

"Thank you for loving, sharing and putting out our Cultural music (Tejano) to Kansas," added John Ayala. "Texas praying for Kansas."

Martha Dominguez chimed in, commenting, "Descansa en Paz..+Sending Prayers..Dios con Ustedes."

Lopez-Galvan hosted her last segment of "A Taste of Tejano" the night before she died.

"The first reaction was shock, because how are we gonna get Tejanos over there in Kansas City? Do we even know where that's at?" said Desantiago, half-jokingly. "To actually get a radio station to put them on the air in Kansas City, that's saying something right there... [Lopez-Galvan] was at the forefront."

The Latino newspaper Kansas City Hispanic News reported that Lopez-Galvan's love for Tejano came from her father, who still plays in a mariachi group to this day.

Like father, like daughter By Joe Arce and Corey Crable Lisa Lopez-Galvan has heard it a million times. When she goes...

Posted by Kansas City Hispanic News on Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Lopez-Galvan's son and two cousins were also shot after the Super Bowl celebration. All are recovering.

KLMO will also dedicate this weekend's Tejano Top 10 Countdown in Lisa's memory.

A GoFundMe page just launched for the Lopez-Galvan Family. As of Thursday evening, more than $55,000 had already been raised for the family.

Lopez-Galvan is survived by two children and her husband of 22 years.

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