Show-Me Freedom Caucus Fact Checked After Calling Olathe Dad Illegal & Suspect

Recently, we talked about the guy working to clear his name . . . Like it or not, there's a political facet to this story that "activists" have seized upon.

Here at TKC we merely link this news item in order to note that the guy pictured WAS NOT involved in any gunfire . . . Check better reporting:

"State Senator Hoskins later deleted the post and did not response to questions from the bureau about it.

"Two teens have been arrested and charged in the shooting, but Kansas City Police haven’t released any personal information about them.

"Scott Charton, a political activist, posted a collection of screenshots in which the X accounts of state Sens. Hoskins, Nick Schroer and Rick Brattin, as well as the X account for their group, the Missouri Freedom Caucus, made similar false claims that the KC shooting was tied to illegal immigration.

"The photos in posts that were shared by Missouri Freedom Caucus members showed the arrest of Denton Loudermill, a native of Olathe, Kansas, who had been detained by police for public intoxication and for failing to leave the crime scene.

" 'At least one of those arrested is an illegal immigrant,” the account for the Missouri Freedom Caucus posted. 'Close our borders!' "

"The caucus’ account later deleted that post."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Missouri GOP officials delete posts falsely tying KC shooting to illegal immigration

Following the mass shooting in Kansas City that left one dead and 22 other injured, unfounded reports began circulating on social media and were boosted by prominent elected officials that the shooting was perpetrated by an undocumented immigrant.

Kansas City Chiefs fan seen in cuffs was not shooter: 'I was just enjoying myself like everybody else'

A Kansas City Chiefs fan who was detained after the deadly shooting at the team's victory parade has spoken out to clear his name - saying: "I was just enjoying myself like everybody else."

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