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11/10/2019 3:14:05 PM

Several shootings across Kansas City overnight left at least six people injured, including four who were shot outside an adult entertainment club in the Northeast area early Sunday, according to police.

The shooting outside the Baccala’s strip club at 4704 Independence Avenue occurred about **2:40 a.m** Sunday. One of the victims was found in front of the club. Three others were taken to hospitals. All four were said to be in stable condition Sunday, according to the Kansas City Police Department.

Shortly before the shooting, police responded to a disturbance at a gas station near Independence and Van Brunt Boulevard. That incident involved multiple cars from the nearby Baccala club. People involved in the disturbance left before police arrived.

Multiple officers, however, remained in the area to monitor a large crowd that was gathering at the club. At 2:40 a.m., multiple shots were fired in front of the club. Officers rushed in and chased several people who were armed with rifles.

Police said they arrested multiple suspects and seized multiple guns.

More than a dozen chalk circles left by police marking where bullet casings or other evidence were found remained on the pavement in front of the club. A piece of crime scene tape hung from a pole for a street sign.

Emmanuel Okoye, the owner of Furniture USA and Appliances across the street from the club, said he received a call about mid-morning Sunday telling him about the shootings.

He rushed to check on his store to see if there was any damage. There was none.

“There were bullet casings all over the place,” he said as he pointed to where chalk circles were.

He was surprised that so many shots had been fired. He said the club usually wasn’t a source of trouble.