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1 person shot during funeral service in the 1100 block of Bannister Road

Victim suffered non-life threatening injuries
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Posted at 6:40 PM, Jul 18, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-18 21:58:17-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person was shot while attending a funeral service in the 1100 block of Bannister Road in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday afternoon.

According to the Kansas City, Missouri, department several people began firing at each other after a verbal altercation.

The victim arrived at an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

No information on a suspect was immediately available.

Editors note: A previous version of this story reported there were two victims in the shooting based on information received from KCPD dispatch. KCPD later clarified that there was only one victim.

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