A security guard shot and killed a man accused of firing a gun in Kansas City’s Westport Entertainment District on Sunday morning, police said.
A shooting broke out around 1:20 a.m. just east of Westport Road and Broadway Boulevard. Officers working in Westport and the security guard responded when they heard shots, said Jacob Becchina, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department.
Police say Jahquan M. Robinson, 24, was firing a handgun when a security guard shot him.
Before the shooting, Becchina said there was a large crowd in the area that dispersed when shots broke out. Detectives said Sunday they believe the disturbance escalated into gunfire from one or more people when the victims were hit.
Officer Alayna Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for KCPD, said Monday that police are working to determine how many people fired weapons.
Six people were taken to hospital by ambulance or in a passenger car.
Robinson was pronounced dead at a hospital. The other victims were treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, Becchina said.
A Westport security officer who works for Westport Public Safety Security was arrested and later released by police. Police have not identified the security officer.
The killing was the 58th homicide in Kansas City this year, including fatal police shootings, according to data obtained by The Star. By this time last year, there had been 69 murders.
No other information was available Monday.
