Three people were killed and five others were injured when shots were fired in Kansas City, Missouri, early Sunday, police said. An “object of interest” was taken into custody at around 5pm local time, police said.
The violence broke out in a parking lot around 4:30 a.m. local time, CBS affiliate KCTV reported
Police found the bodies of two adult men and an adult woman in the parking lot and street just south of a nearby intersection, the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department said in a statement. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.
Five other shooting victims went to various hospitals in ambulances and private vehicles, officials said. Police said his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Investigators said there was a “large gathering” in the parking lot at the time of the shooting. It wasn’t immediately clear what the meeting was for, but Kansas City’s mayor indicated it may have been a local business operating as an unlicensed club.
“If the business knew there would be people present, without security, selling alcohol and frustrating our laws, that business should be closed,” said Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. he wrote on Facebook. “Similarly-situated businesses operating as unlicensed clubs where we’ve seen countless shootings and murders should expect the same enforcement action.”
The subject of interest was described as an adult male, but had not been identified as of Sunday night, indicating no charges had been filed.
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