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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 between 10th and Central Avenue. | Local police said in a tweet that five other people were wounded during the incident between 10th and Central Avenue. |
The police later told the BBC that the suspect, a Hispanic man, was on the run after the incident. | The police later 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. |
Shots were fired at about 01:30 local time (06:30 GMT) at Tequila KC, a private, members-only bar in the city centre. | |
Police spokesman Thomas Tomasic said it was unclear whether more than one gunman was involved. The identities of the victims have not yet been released. | |
The incident comes just weeks after two separate shootings in Texas, which left 44 people dead. | The incident 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. | 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. | 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. | But America's gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, called the changes "shameful" and said the firm would lose business. |