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Thursday, April 25, 2024

2 dead, 15 hurt in mass shooting

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2 dead, 15 hurt in mass shooting
2 dead, 15 hurt in mass shooting

Two people were killed and 15 people were injured in a mass shooting outside a Kansas City, Missouri, nightclub.

SUPPOSED TO BE FILLEDWITH CELEBRATING ACHIEFS WIN...ENDS IN VIOLENCE.TWO ARE DEAD AND 15OTHERS ARE HURT AFTERA MASS SHOOTING INKANSAS CITY.THIS HAPPENED AT THENINE ULTRA LOUNGE ONNOLAND ROAD.WE HAVE LIVE TEAMCOVERAGE THIS MORNING.LET'S FIRST GET TO 41ACTION NEWS REPORTERANDRES GUTIERREZ.WHAT HAPPENED?While detectives are going inand out the nine ultra loungepolice say the shootingoccurred outside around 11:30last night as a group of peoplewere waiting in line to get intothe club.That"s a when manwalked up and unleashed abarrage of bullets.He killed a woman in thisparking lot and woundedseveral others before Anarmed security guard from theclub was able to shoot and killthe gunman.The scene was so chaotic theinitial officers responding fromKCPD called for backup fromindependence and jacksoncounty sheriff office.SotCaptain David Jackson/kcpd02:24While they were investigating,reports came in, have severalmorevictims showing up at areahospitals.Right now we have 15unidentifiedpeople that have shown up atareahospitals around the metro areaofthose right now.

Three arelisted incriticalcondition.The motive is uncleaBut police are looking to speakwith anyone who was herewhen the gunfire began.Live kcmo.

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41 action newsWE'RE ALSO LEARNINGMORE THIS MORNINGABOUT WHY THE CLUBWAS PACKED LAST NIGHT.ACCORDING TO THECLUB'S FACEBOOK PAGE --THEY WERE HOSTING ACHIEFS CELEBRATION.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER RAE DANIEL ISLIVE THERE WITH WHATWE KNOW ABOUT THATPART OF THE STORY.TAYLOR AND LINDSAY --THIS WAS A SOLD OUTEVENT ACCORDING TOTHEIR FACEBOOK PAGE..I WANT TO SHOW YOUTHAT POST.DOORS OPENED AT 10:00LAST NIGHT AND THEREWERE STILL A LARGENUMBER OF PEOPLE INLINE WHEN THATSHOOTING HAPPENEDAROUND 11:30.JACKSON COUNTYPROSECUTOR JEANPETERS BAKER SAYS IT ISTOO EARLY TO KNOWWHAT EXACTLY STARTEDTHIS.

She"s NOW SHE ISIN THE PROCESS OFGETTING TO KNOW WHOTHESE VICTIMS ARE"Jean Peters Baker, JacksonCountyProsecutor13:09:26I know that they all havemothers,fathers, and those those thatareinjured tonight, the two thatare dead,even have they have stories.

Andthetragic thing about this is thisis when Istart learning who they are,and, andlearning more about them.

Andthere's just, there's really nowords Ican put together for the tragedythatthis is this is really it's anepidemic inin this great city.POLICE HAVEN'TRELEASED ANY NAMES OFTHOSE WHO DIED ORWERE INJURED.

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