Crime

4 people wounded in shootout Sunday after argument breaks out, Kansas City police say

Four people were wounded in a shootout Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in the 4400 block of South Benton Avenue, Kansas City police said. A Google Maps street view image from April 2022 shows the general area.
Four people were wounded in a shootout Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in the 4400 block of South Benton Avenue, Kansas City police said. A Google Maps street view image from April 2022 shows the general area. Google Maps

Four people were wounded in what police said was a shootout Sunday afternoon in Kansas City.

Gunshots were reported at about 3:11 p.m. Sunday in the 4400 block of South Benton Avenue, according to an initial incident report from the Kansas City Police Department.

Police found three shooting victims at the scene. Each was hospitalized with injuries that were serious, but not life-threatening.

A fourth victim with critical injuries was brought to the hospital a short time later, police said.

“An argument took place and multiple parties began shooting at one another,” the police report reads.

No other information was immediately available Sunday evening.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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