A shooting outside a bar in Kansas City where off-duty police officers were working security has left one person dead and five others hurt, authorities said.
The shooting happened about 11 pm Sunday following a disturbance inside Westport Ale House, TV stations KCTV and KMBC reported from the scene, citing the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Three off-duty Kansas City officers were working security at the bar, and they returned fire during the shooting. There were no reports of officers being injured in the shooting. “In a situation like this, you can’t really predict something that’s going to happen, but there were precautions taken by the Ale House,” said highway patrol Sgt Bill Lowe.