Police: 4 injured at shooting near Kansas City funeral home

Published January 20, 2023 2:14 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police are investigating after gunfire erupted at a Kansas City funeral home, leaving three people with gunshot injuries and another with minor injuries. The shooting was reported about 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Elite Funeral Chapel in south Kansas City. Police spokeswoman Leslie Foreman says one shooting victim was inside the funeral home, one was in a laundromat next door, and a third was found in the parking lot of the funeral home. Two of the victims are hospitalized in stable condition and one is in critical condition. A fourth person suffered minor injuries. Foreman says a funeral was being held at the time but it is unclear what led to the shooting.

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