KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three people died and two were injured following a shooting early Sunday at a nightclub in Kansas City, police said.
Officers responded around 1:25 a.m. to reports of a shooting at Klymax Lounge, 4242 Indiana Ave., and found five victims all believed to be adults, said Officer Donna Drake, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City Police Department.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene and another three were transported to the hospital by emergency medical crews. Officials said one of the deceased victims was found outside the lounge and the other was located inside.
A short time later, one of the people transported to the hospital was pronounced dead.
Another person at the hospital is in critical condition, and the other is considered stable at this time, Drake said.
Detectives and investigators are processing the scene for evidence and searching for potential witnesses.
A woman who lives near the nightclub, who asked not to be named in this story to protect her safety, said she woke up overnight to a series of about 10 gunshots.
There was a pause, she said, and then she heard another five shots.
Outside, she saw a young woman’s body right outside the club doors and people stepping over her to exit.
Two more bodies lay at a nearby street lamp. She watched emergency medical crews bring another body down on a stretcher from a nearby hill.
“It’s really sad,” she said. “It’s something that’s continuously going on.”
Including the nightclub shooting, there have been 65 homicides in Kansas City so far this year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings. There had been 63 killings at this time last year.
Police ask anyone with information to call detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477. A reward of up to $25,000 is available for information leading to an arrest in this case.
