Kansas City Police Share Update On Westport Ale House Mass Shooting

An investigation into a Midtown Kansas City tragedy continues.

Here are the latest deets and AN IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION from KCPD . . .

The victim from the Westport Ale House shooting, CRN 22-46165, has been entered into our Homicide Tracker so you will see the number of homicides has increased by one.

Missouri Highway Patrol previously released the name of that victim.

At this point it has not been determined who shot the victim.

KCPD media unit emphasis:

For clarity, it has not yet been determined who shot the victim.  We do not know if he was shot by an officer or by someone else at the scene.  At this time, we have entered him into our Homicide Tracker.

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From our perceptive . . . We know that homicide stats (TYPICALLY) no longer include officer-involved shootings in order to conform with the FBI's Unified Crime Reporting standards — It's a point of contention that we've had with the way the KC Star counts local murders.

HOWEVER, we'll take our cue from KCPD here and wait for more deets from the ongoing investigation.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Family of man shot, killed outside of Ale House seeks answers

KANSAS CITY, MO. - Forty-six seconds of video show chaos that led to the shooting in Westport outside of Ale House Wednesday. Two videos were provided anonymously to KSHB 41 News. According to witnesses, words were exchanged in the middle of a busy street.

Victim killed in Westport Ale House shooting identified

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the person who died in a shooting at Westport Ale House Sunday night that involved off-duty Kansas City police officers. According to police, 24-year-old Cardell Crawford of Kansas City, Missouri, was killed when multiple shots were fired after a fight inside the bar spilled into the street.

No suspects yet in Westport Ale House shooting that killed 1, injured 5

Kansas City Police and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are investigating a mass shooting at the Westport Ale House that killed one person and left five others injured on Sunday night. Highway Patrol spokesperson Bill Lowe said in a briefing Monday morning that the incident began as a sizable altercation inside the bar, which wound up continuing outside.

After mass shooting, city considers beefing up security in Westport

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - After a mass shooting left one person dead and five others hurt Sunday night in Westport, the city is looking for ways to make popular entertainment districts in Kansas City safer. "There were more police than I have ever seen in my life on this street," said Courtney Thornhill, recalling Sunday night.

Developing . . .