Kansas City nightclub shooting leaves 3 dead, 2 injured

Two others were injured in the early morning shooting, Kansas City Police said.

May 22, 2023, 6:10 PM

Three people were killed and two were injured when gunfire broke out early Sunday at a nightclub in Kansas City, Missouri, police said.

As of Monday afternoon, no arrests have been announced and police were working to identify a suspect or suspects in the episode.

The three people killed were identified on Monday by the Kansas City Police Department as 41-year-old Jason McConnel, 24-year-old Antoinette Brenson and 33-year-old Clarence Henderson.

PHOTO: Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte tweeted these crime scene photos of the shooting at the Klymax Lounge that left 3 dead, 2 injured early Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri.
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The shooting erupted at the Klymax Lounge southeast of downtown Kansas City around 1:30 a.m. local time, police said in a statement.

Officers responded to reports of gunfire at the nightclub and discovered two people fatally shot, police said.

PHOTO: Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte tweeted these crime scene photos of the shooting at the Klymax Lounge that left 3 dead, 2 injured early Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri.
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"One of those victims was located outside the lounge and the second was located inside the business," police said.

PHOTO: Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte tweeted these crime scene photos of the shooting at the Klymax Lounge that left 3 dead, 2 injured early Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri.
Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte tweeted these crime scene photos of the shooting at the Klymax Lounge that left 3 dead, 2 injured early Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. Enable Ginger Cannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connection or reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×
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Three other people wounded in the incident were taken to ambulance to hospitals, according to police. One of the victims died upon arrival at a hospital, police sai

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