Security Officer Kills Active Shooter
KANSAS CITY, Mo. January 20 2020 Police in Kansas City, Missouri, say a nightclub security officer heroically ended a shooting that left two dead and 15 others shot.
The shooting took place shortly before midnight Sunday, Kansas City police said at the scene. Capt. David Jackson told news outlets at the scene that responding officers found “a chaotic scene” and had to call in help from around the city.
The club had a sold-out capacity crowd as the city was celebrating the victory of the Kansas Chiefs against the Tennessee Titans.
A spokesman said the shooter opened fire on a line of people waiting to enter a bar, but the motive for the shooting wasn’t immediately clear.
The shooter was confronted and fatally shot by an armed security officer, police said.
During the investigation, police heard that people – at least 15 – were showing up to local hospitals with injuries related to the shooting. It’s unclear whether all the injured victims suffered gunshot wounds. At least three people were in critical condition, police said.
The scene was near U.S. Highway 40 and has been identified as 9ine Ultra Lounge.
“It just put such a tragic end to such a wonderful day in Kansas City,” Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said at the scene, referencing the win.
“It’s just hard to stand here and talk about this kind of tragedy on really one of the best days Kansas City has had in a long time.”
