Multiple people were injured in a shooting that took place Saturday morning near England’s World Cup base in Kansas City, Missouri, police said.
At least nine adults were taken to nearby hospitals after police responded to a shots-fired report on Troost Avenue around 4 a.m. Saturday, less than four miles from England’s base camp in Swope Soccer Village.
All of those injured were taken to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to survive, Captain Jake Becchina of the Kansas City Police Department said in a statement.
England’s players and staff were not on-site during the incident, as they are currently training in Florida.
No suspects are in custody at this time, but the Kansas City Police Department is investigating the shooting, Becchina said.
Police responded to calls of shots fired near 79th and Troost Avenue and found a large crowd scattering. Three women, who had been struck by gunfire, were then transported to nearby hospitals . Law enforcement later received calls that another six individuals had reportedly been struck. They were also taken to nearby hospitals via private vehicles with non-life-threatening injuries.
It’s unclear at this time what occurred that led to the gunfire.
Kate Fowler, who lives near the site of the shooting, told the Kansas City Star that she and her husband woke to a bullet hole in a front window of their home. She later learned that gunfire had rung out between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Friday in addition to Saturday morning’s shooting.
Fowler told the newspaper that it’s not uncommon to hear gunshots in the neighborhood at least once a week.
“It’s just unfortunate circumstances with some of the businesses around here,” Fowler told the Kansas City Star.
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Source: independent.co.uk