Kansas City nightclub shooting leaves 2 women dead, others wounded

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – An overnight shooting at a bar-nightclub in Kansas City has left two women dead and two more victims wounded.

The Kansas City Police Department stated that Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies had been working off duty at a nightclub in the area of 28th Street and Southwest Boulevard when they heard gunshots just after 2 a.m.

Kansas City police were notified via dispatch and when they arrived to the scene, they found three women suffering from gunshot wounds. First responders declared one of the victims dead at the scene, while the other two were taken to the hospital.

One of the women taken to the hospital died from her wounds there. Police said the third woman suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

Officers learned that a fourth victim, a man, had been taken to the hospital by a personal car and was said to have been in critical condition.

KCPD stated that the victims were inside the nightclub when there was an interaction with one or more suspects that escalated and led to shots being fired, which struck the victims.

As of 7 a.m. on Sunday, police had no suspect information. Southwest Boulevard was closed to traffic from 27th Street to 29th Street as police continued processing the scene.

Anyone with information has been asked to contact homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS. There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information submitted anonymously to the TIPS hotline.

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