Four people have been killed in a shooting at a bar in Kansas City in the midwestern US state of Kansas.<\/p>\n
Local police said in a tweet<\/a>\u00a0that five other people were wounded during the incident between 10th and Central Avenue.<\/p>\n The police later told the BBC that the suspect, a Hispanic man, was on the run after the incident.<\/p>\n Further details about the motive and whereabouts of the gunman are still unclear.<\/p>\n Local media report that shots were fired at about 01:30 local time (06:30 GMT). They say a handgun was used at Tequila KC, a bar in the city centre.<\/p>\n The incident comes just weeks after two separate shootings in Texas, which left 44 people dead.<\/p>\n So far this year, the US has been hit by more than 40 mass shootings – defined since 2012 as incidents that kill at least three people.<\/p>\n Walmart – often cited as the largest firearms seller in America –\u00a0said last month that it would stop selling certain bullets used in assault-style weapons and handguns<\/a>.<\/p>\n But America’s gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, called the changes “shameful” and said the firm would lose business.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"