Nov 01, 2022

1 dead, multiple injured after Kan. Halloween party shooting

Posted Nov 01, 2022 11:00 AM
Police on the scene of the shooting investigation -photo courtesy KCTV
Police on the scene of the shooting investigation -photo courtesy KCTV

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — One person was killed and seven others were wounded after gunfire erupted at a crowded Halloween party in Kansas City, Kansas.

The shooting happened Monday night at a home, according to a media release from police. Between 70 and 100 people were at the party, including high school-aged teenagers.

Police were called around 9 p.m. and found the deceased person and several others with gunshot wounds. No information about the victims has been released.

Officer Marshee London said people suspected in the shootings entered the home and were asked to leave. Afterward, bullets were fired from the outside into the house.

No arrests have been made.

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KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting at a large Halloween Party that left one person dead.

Just after 9p.m. officers were dispatched to a shots fired call at at a home in the 1600 block of S 50th Street, according to Kansas City, Kansas police.

When officers arrived, they discovered a deceased person on scene from an apparent gunshot and as many as 8 others injured. EMS transported the victims to area hospitals.

This incident is under investigation by the KCKPD Major Case Unit.