Kansas City police say 1 dead, at least 7 hurt after shooting, related car accident
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Kansas City police say one person is dead and six children are critically injured after a car accident that happened amid a gunfight. A seventh person was injured by gunfire.
Sgt. Kari Thompson said in a statement that police believe the occupants of two vehicles were exchanging gunfire Tuesday night when one vehicle struck a nearby uninvolved vehicle.
Thompson says one occupant of the uninvolved vehicle was pronounced dead as a result of the crash. Six children who were passengers in the same vehicle were taken to hospitals in critical condition.
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She says an occupant of one vehicle involved in the gunfight was also hospitalized in critical condition.
Thompson tells The Associated Press police have a person of interest in custody.
No identities were released, and no further details were immediately available.