This historically violent year in Kansas City finishes with a bang as shots ring out already and we put this word of warning on blast.
Already tonight a double shooting has been reported . . .
KMBC: Two shooting vicims show up at Research Hospital
And now a word of warning from the top cop in Kansas City . . .
From The KCPD Chief's Blog: "Shooting guns off in the air is dangerous and illegal, and we see a lot of it on New Year’s Eve. Endangering the lives and property of your neighbors is no way to celebrate. The reality is that any bullet discharged from a gun, even into the sky, must land somewhere, and when it does, there’s significant risk of injury or death. Celebratory gunfire killed an 11-year-old Kansas City girl on July 4th five years ago, and it hurt a 16-year-old boy this year. The family of the 11-year-old girl went door to door with our officers this year in the days leading up to the 4th of July to visit houses where our Shot Spotter gunshot detection system determined there had been celebratory Independence Day gunfire the previous year. They pleaded with residents in the area not to shoot off guns and make any other family suffer what theirs has had to go through."
Nevertheless, despite the great advice . . . Celebratory and more vicious shooting persists throughout Kansas City tonight despite anti-crime efforts with the best of intentions but CLEARLY very little impact.
Links . . .
Fox4KC: Vigil honors 200 victims lost to homicide in the metro in 2016
KSHB: Families remember those lost to violence in 2016
You decide . . .
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