After two gunshots in Kansas City, Missouri, three people were killed and numerous others were injured.
According to officials, at least three individuals were killed and numerous more were injured in two early morning shootings in Missouri on Sunday.
The Kansas City Police Department responded to a shooting at 57th Street and Prospect Avenue around 4:30 a.m. local time and discovered three people dead in a parking lot and on the street near the intersection, according to a statement sent to USA TODAY.
“Those 3 victims, 2 adult males and 1 adult female, were declared deceased here at the scene,” police said in a statement.
According to the KCPD, five people were transferred to separate hospitals by private vehicles or ambulances with non-life threatening injuries.
“Preliminary information indicates that there was a large gathering of people in a parking lot near the intersection when the victims were shot,” police said.
“Detectives are confident that there are many witnesses to this incident who would have valuable information,” police said.
The shooting is being investigated.
