Chiefs parade-goer who sued over social media claims is dead: attorney

A Kansas man wrongfully accused of opening fire at a rally celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win last year has died his lawyer authenticated to Fox News Digital Denton Loudermill Jr of Olathe who was also accused of being an illegal alien was discovered dead Friday morning by his family FOX Kansas City reports He was briefly handcuffed but never charged in the chaos following the deadly shooting Loudermill later filed lawsuits against three Republican Missouri state senators and a Tennessee congressman who shared social media posts that falsely implicated him Those cases were all dismissed largely on jurisdictional issues The Associated Press reports His death was proven by attorney Arthur Benson Another attorney LaRonna Lassister Saunders did not at once get back to Fox News Digital -YEAR-OLD FIREFIGHTER IN MISSOURI KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY More details will be provided in time but for now we ask that you honor the family s need for privacy as they come together to grieve this tremendous loss Saunders wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post the AP shared While the family takes this time to mourn we want to make it clear that this is not over Mr Loudermill should not have spent his final days burdened with stress and chasing down a lie that went viral due to the careless and heartless actions of a Congressman Missouri senators and social media influencers who couldn t be bothered to verify the truth before destroying a man s life KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FAN'S FATHER FILES LAWSUIT AFTER MISSOURI MEN ASCERTAINED FROZEN IN YARD If you thought we were determined before you haven t seen anything yet she concluded Loudermill was A cause of death has not yet been publicized The Feb shooting outside Union Station in Kansas City Missouri killed a well-known DJ and injured more than others various of them children The Associated Press contributed to this analysis