One person died and four others were injured in a nightly shooting at an American Legion club in southeastern Missouri
KENNETT, Missouri – One person died and four others were injured in a nightly shooting at an American Legion club in southeastern Missouri, police said on Sunday.
KAIT-TV reported that officers found the five victims in the American Legion building in Kennett after news of the shooting before 12:30 pm on Sunday.
Two people were taken to a hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in critical condition. Two other victims were being treated at local hospitals.
No arrests were reported immediately on Sunday morning in connection with the shooting.
The American Legion Post 66 building is located near the Delta Fairgrounds in Kennett, a city of about 10,000 people on the Missouri boardwalk, about 100 miles (160.93 kilometers) north of Memphis, Tennessee. The building is available for rent, and Kennett Mayor, Chancellor Wayne, told the Democratic Delta Dunklin that a private party was taking place on Saturday night.
Police said there were no further details about the shooting on Sunday morning. A man who answered a phone number for the American Legion post on Sunday said he knew nothing about the shooting before hanging up. There was no immediate response to a message left by the Associated Press on a second phone number at the facility.
Missouri State Patrol and the Dunklin County Sheriff’s Office are helping with the investigation.