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Shooting Near England’s Kansas City Training Base Injures Nine

The incident highlights persistent neighborhood gun violence and has drawn fresh scrutiny of security around the team’s local facilities.

Overview

  • Police say the Troost Avenue shooting on Saturday injured nine people who were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening wounds.
  • Officers arriving at the scene reported a dispersing crowd, initially transported three women to hospitals and later learned of six more admissions.
  • No suspects have been arrested and authorities are investigating the motive behind the attack.
  • The England delegation was in Tampa for a friendly when the shooting occurred and the team has not been reported to be directly affected; the training base sits about six kilometers from the incident site.
  • Reporting is limited so far to local outlets and The Athletic via Terra, and officials say the probe is ongoing with more details expected as investigators follow leads.