One person was killed and about 20 were injured overnight. halloween in two separate shootings in the US cities of Kansas and Chicago, police said.
Between five and seven people were shot and one was killed in a shooting at a Kansas City home where about 70 to 100 teenagers were partying on Monday night, city police chief Karl Oakman said. .
Some individuals unknown to the owners started shooting when they were asked to leave, Oakman told the press.
In Chicago, 14 people, including two children and a teenager, were injured in a shooting, but there were no immediate reports of deaths, Chicago police said.
Seven of the injured, including the three minors, were in serious or critical condition.
Two gunmen, traveling in a dark SUV, shot at a group that was standing at an intersection, police said. Thirteen were hit by gunfire while one was hit by a vehicle, police said, correcting an earlier statement that said up to 14 were shot.
Police did not identify the offenders or have details as to why, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said in a news conference.
The bloodshed follows a series of school shootings across the United States that have left dozens dead and injured this year alone, fueling a long-running debate in the country over gun control.
One of the deadliest occurred in May, when a gunman killed 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas.
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