Nine people have suffered injuries in a shooting near England’s World Cup base in Kansas City, Missouri.
Police were called to reports of an incident on Troost Avenue — less than five miles, or a 10-minute drive, from the training base camp and a little further in the other direction to the team hotel England will use during the tournament — at around 4am on Saturday morning.
Kansas City Police Department captain Jake Becchina confirmed to The Athletic that officers had been dispatched after shots were heard being fired and arrived to find a large crowd dispersing. Three adult females had sustained injuries and were taken to hospital.
It subsequently emerged that nine adults had gone to various local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. No suspects are in custody but officers are continuing to patrol the location.
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