Month: May 2023

Three people were killed and two more were injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Kansas City early on Sunday morning. Law enforcement arrived on the scene at Klymax Lounge at 1:26 a.m. when they found five people who had suffered gunshot wounds. Klymax Lounge is located in the Oak Park Southeast neighborhood at 4244 Indiana Ave.

Two of those shot were pronounced dead at the scene, while another victim was pronounced dead after being transported to an area hospital.  Out of the 2 injured victims, one victim remains in critical condition while the other is considered to be in stable condition.

The Kansas City Police Department is investigating the shooting, with officers remaining on the scene Sunday morning speaking to witnesses. Police are asking that anyone with information relating to the incident contact the department’s detectives at 816-234-5043 or the anonymous hotline at 816-474-8477. Police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest.

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One man is dead and his two children are hospitalized after a hand grenade exploded at a home in Indiana, according to reports on Sunday. The explosion, at a home in the 3400 block of West Lakeshore Drive in the community of Lakes of the Four Seasons, was reported sometime before 6:30 p.m.

According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the family was at the home where they were going through a grandfather’s belongings. They found a hand grenade, someone pulled the pin on the device and it detonated. The father, identified as Bryan Niedert, 47, was found unresponsive at the scene and was later declared dead. The man’s two children – a 17-year-old son, and an 18-year-old daughter – were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said that a Porter County Bomb Squad was sent to determine if there were any other explosives at the home. An autopsy is pending at the Lake County Coroner’s Office.

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