Detroit police considered Kansas City shooting in NFL Draft security plan [Video]

DETROIT (WOOD) — An international collaboration between police in Canada, Detroit, Wayne County and U.S. Federal agencies is behind the extensive security plan for the NFL Draft in Detroit this week.

That planning process started more than a year ago. Although Detroit has hosted hundreds of thousands of people for events before, like the city’s elaborate fireworks display, this event is spread out over three days and has a larger footprint, therefore more challenges.

Matthew Fulgenzi is a Commander with the Detroit Police Department. It’s not lost on him that the most recent NFL-related event ended in tragedy, when a gunman opened fire during the Kansas City Chief’s Super Bowl parade.

Law enforcement took that into account, but Fulgenzi said this situation is different.

“You know, when you look at the Kansas City parade, it was a different layout and structure as the NFL draft that we have here … a large number of …