Overview
- Police responded to reports of gunfire at about 4:00 a.m. and found a large crowd dispersing on Troost Avenue Saturday, with officers later learning nine adults sought hospital care.
- Authorities say all nine victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to survive, and three adult women were among those first taken to hospital.
- No suspects are in custody and Kansas City police say the investigation remains active while officers have increased patrols in the area.
- The shooting occurred roughly four miles from Swope Soccer Village, England’s designated training site, and police stress the incident did not take place at a World Cup venue.
- Kansas City has already accepted $17 million in federal security funding for the tournament and local residents reported bullet damage and regular gunfire, facts that are likely to intensify scrutiny of safety plans as England prepares to arrive on June 13.