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9 shot, 4 fatally, in overnight shooting at Kansas City bar

Police said someone entered the bar and opened fire. Four people were shot dead inside the bar. Five others were taken to a hospital for treatment and stabilized.

By Associated Press

A man was fatally shot Friday in Grand Crossing. — Nine people were shot, four of them fatally, in Kansas City Oct. 6, 2019.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Authorities say a gunman entered a Kansas City, Kansas, bar and shot nine people, fatally wounding four.

KSHB-TV reports that officers were called Sunday at 1:30 a.m. to the Tequila KC Bar for a shooting.

Police said someone entered the bar and opened fire. Four people were shot dead inside the bar. Five others were taken to a hospital for treatment and stabilized.

No one has been arrested in the shooting. Authorities do not know if there is more than one shooter. The motive for the shooting is also unknown.

Kansas City, Kansas, police are investigating the shooting and gave brief details on their Twitter account.

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