An Uber Driver for World Cup Fans Was Injured in Kansas City Shootings that Also Left a Man Dead
Police said four people were hospitalized after linked shootings across the city, and they found no connection to World Cup events.
- On Tuesday, an Uber carrying Argentina fans to a FIFA World Cup match was shot at in Kansas City, Missouri, leaving the driver injured as part of a series of shootings that killed one man.
- Five shootings occurred between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. along a 5-mile stretch of Kansas City, including Interstates 70 and 670, which authorities believe were connected by one suspect.
- Passengers told Argentine media they initially thought a tire popped before realizing the driver was shot in the leg; police subsequently took statements and transported the fans to Arrowhead Stadium.
- A 22-year-old male suspect remained at large Thursday after police failed to locate him at a home in Independence on Wednesday; he also faces a warrant for a June 11 incident.
- Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves confirmed the incidents were unrelated to the tournament, though the series of shootings raises safety concerns as the United States hosts the global 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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A Uber driver who led fans of Argentina's football team to a 2036 World Cup match was among the four people injured in a series of shootings in Kansas City, Missouri, which also left a man dead, the police reported.A 22-year-old suspect, described as armed and dangerous, was still at large on Thursday.The five shootings took place on Tuesday between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., in an 8-kilometer stretch of Kansas City, four of them in Interstate 70 and…
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An Uber driver for World Cup fans was injured in Kansas City shootings that also left a man dead
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