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| Kansas City: Gunman on run after four shot dead in bar | Kansas City: Gunman on run after four shot dead in bar |
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| Four people have been killed in a shooting at a bar in Kansas City in the midwestern US state of Kansas. | Four people have been killed in a shooting at a bar in Kansas City in the midwestern US state of Kansas. |
| Local police said in a tweet that five other people were wounded during the incident, but did not specify the venue where it had taken place. | Local police said in a tweet that five other people were wounded during the incident, but did not specify the venue where it had taken place. |
| Police told the BBC that the suspect, a Hispanic man, was on the run after the incident. | Police told the BBC that the suspect, a Hispanic man, was on the run after the incident. |
| Further details about the motive and whereabouts of the gunman are still unclear. | Further details about the motive and whereabouts of the gunman are still unclear. |
| Local media report that a handgun was used during the shooting at Tequila KC, a bar in the city centre. | Local media report that a handgun was used during the shooting at Tequila KC, a bar in the city centre. |
| It comes just weeks after two separate shootings in Texas, which left 44 people dead. | It comes just weeks after two separate shootings in Texas, which left 44 people dead. |
| So far this year, the US has been hit by more than 40 mass shootings - defined since 2012 as incidents that kill at least three people. | |
| Walmart - often cited as the largest firearms seller in America - said last month that it would stop selling certain bullets used in assault-style weapons and handguns. | |
| But America's gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, called the changes "shameful" and said the firm would lose business. |