4 shot outside T-Mobile Center to start Fourth of July holiday

Published: Jul. 4, 2022 at 5:13 AM CDT|Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 6:31 AM CDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The number of people shot early Monday morning outside the T-Mobile Center near the Power & Light District is now four, including a girl under 18 years old.

Officers responded just after midnight to gunshot sounds outside the T-Mobile Center while investigating separate incidents of car break-ins nearby. When police arrived at 13th Street and Grand Boulevard, they found three people suffering gunshot wounds. They later realized there had been four victims, as one of the people shot showed up separately at the hospital.

A man and woman were both shot and hospitalized. A second man was grazed and treated at the scene. A girl under the age of 18 showed up separately at the hospital. None of the injuries are life-threatening, according to the Kansas City Police Department.

One person was detained at the scene for further investigation, although police did not say if that was the suspected shooter.

In addition to the shooting outside the T-Mobile Center, there were also two other shootings in Kansas City early Monday morning. Click here for more information on those homicides.

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