One person was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, Friday night, police said.
Officers said they heard gunfire just before 10:30 p.m. and responded to the area of East 19th Street between The Paseo and Vine Street, where they located two adult women who were "conscious and alert" and an adult man who was unresponsive; the man, identified as David E. Beck III, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene, and the two women were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Police said three additional victims arrived at the hospital in a private vehicle: a man and a woman in stable condition and another man in critical condition.
Preliminary information indicates the victims were gathered along 19th Street when multiple people opened fire, and police said, "All of the victims appear to have been standing in this vicinity when they were struck."
Detectives are processing evidence and interviewing witnesses, and no suspects are in custody; police asked anyone with information to contact their anonymous tips hotline, and a reward of up to $25,000 is available for information leading to an arrest.
The shooting took place roughly 7 miles from Arrowhead Stadium, which is hosting World Cup matches this summer under the name Kansas City Stadium, with Ecuador and Curaçao scheduled to play there Saturday night; the city is touted as the "Soccer Capital of America" and already has a large law enforcement presence to assist with World Cup security, including officers from all over the Midwest, Kansas City Police Capt. Jake Becchina said, "We have the largest police presence we have ever had in our city for an event."