3 dead, 2 injured in mass shooting at Kansas City nightclub, police say



Three people have died and two people were injured in a shooting at a night club early Sunday morning in Kansas City, Missouri, KSHB reported.

Officers responded to a call around 1:25 a.m. about a shooting at Klymax Lounge. When they arrived, they found five victims.

Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Donna Drake told the Kansas City Star all five victims are believed to be adults.

Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. One was found inside the bar, the other outside, the outlet also reported. Three wounded people were transported to the hospital by emergency medical personnel.

Of the three people transported to the hospital, the first was soon pronounced dead. A second victim is in critical condition. The third is victim in stable condition, Drake told the Star.

Klymax Lounge, formerly called Club 42, is located in a residential area at 4244 Indiana Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Star reports detectives and investigators are processing the scene for evidence and seeking out witnesses.

KSHB reporter Caroline Hogan described the crime scene Sunday morning as "tense." Reporting from behind crime scene tape near the bar in a residential neigbhorhood, Hogan said "lots of police" were in the area and "a lot of neighbors just wondering what is going on."

Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forté shared an update from KCPD and four photos from the scene early Sunday morning on Twitter.

\u201cUpdate from KCPD: Early Morning Shooting Leaves Three Dead and One in Critical Condition \n\nOfficers responded on a shooting near 43rd and Indiana. Upon arrival multiple victims were located.\n@KansasCity @JacksonCountyMO @kcpolice @JCSheriffOffice\u201d
— Darryl Forte' (@Darryl Forte') 1684660103

A website for the venue is quite sparse, containing only a map, contact information, business hours, and a few testimonials. Business hours are listed for every day of the week between 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. The most recent posting to a Facebook page listed for the club was January 11.

TheBlaze has reached out for comment from Klymax Restaurant and Lounge.

People with information about the shooting can call detectives at 816-234-5043. Those wishing to provide information anonymously can call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS. A reward of up to $25,000 is available for information leading to an arrest, according to the Star.

Watch reporting from KSHB below covering a mass shooting at a night club in Kansas City, Missouri that left at least 3 people dead and 2 others injured early Sunday morning.



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Twitter flooded with racist smears, 'Uncle Tom' attacks after Sen. Tim Scott delivers RNC speech



GOP Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) closed out the first night of the Republican National Convention Monday night with a rousing and hopeful speech about how, in America, anyone has the opportunity to succeed if they work hard and how his family went from "cotton to Congress in one lifetime."

The speech drew high praise from many for its fresh reminder of the promise of the American dream.

But unfortunately, in what is becoming a regular occurrence when Scott speaks, countless users online also flooded Twitter with racist smears and "Uncle Tom" attacks against the black senator.

Here is just a small portion:

@chipfranklin Uncle Tom, oh l mean Tim Scott...
— Jacquella Morrison (@Jacquella Morrison)1598282817.0
Every time I see TIM SCOTT with that plantation Negro slave grin on his face, I feel nauseous. TRUMP caused HERMAN… https://t.co/FenqJb7qfb
— Jearlean (@Jearlean)1598368910.0
This dude Tim Scott a straight up Uncle Tom. #UncleTom
— #BlackLivesMatter #DefundThePolice #NFAC (@#BlackLivesMatter #DefundThePolice #NFAC)1598339556.0
@StewardshipAmer @realDonaldTrump @SenatorTimScott Tim scott is the Uncle Tom of the trump* party https://t.co/2uYSgXAiSl
— Darryl Stewart (@Darryl Stewart)1598327450.0

One elected Democratic official, Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.), even liked a tweet that said Scott "might as well be white" given what his message is.

Democrat @RepCohen just liked a tweet saying Tim Scott 'might as well be white' https://t.co/VpIua2Ja9I
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸)1598327384.0

And then there were many more:

Uncle Tom...#RNC #TimScott https://t.co/E2M7kUkVc5
— JSS (@JSS)1598323411.0
Sen. Tim Scott’s such an Uncle Tom!
— Scotian Man (aka Phil) (@Scotian Man (aka Phil))1598314792.0
Uncle Tom Tim Scott invokes Breonna Taylor, George Floyd in Trump convention speech https://t.co/vissvPguLu
— WTF (@WTF)1598355273.0

Sadly, these types of attacks against Scott are nothing new.

Earlier this year, Scott called out the racists on Twitter for heaving racial slurs at him after he was tapped to lead the Republican police reform legislation effort following the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers in late May.

In the hours after the announcement was made that he would lead the effort, Twitter users had allegedly referred to Scott as "token," "boy," and argued that he was "being used." He would later show some of the hate-filled messages to GOP colleagues at a private lunch.

(H/T: RedState)

Liz Warren supported BLM in the background of her DNC video, but liberals slammed her for the 'insulting' stunt



Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) attempted to subtly show her support for the Black Lives Matter movement during her speech at the Democratic National Convention, but many liberals on social media were unimpressed.

Warren snuck in foam letters spelling out "BLM" in the background of her video speech, which aired during the conference on the third night ahead of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) receiving the party's vice presidential nomination.

The progressive senator touted plans in Joe Biden's political platform during her speech and criticized the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Warren's team confirmed that the message was intentional in a tweet from her official social media account.

BLM blocks for Black Lives Matter. https://t.co/7ZfYoCraEB
— Warren Democrats (@Warren Democrats)1597892720.0

While some on the left cheered the insertion of the message of support, others rolled their eyes and criticized it as an empty gesture.

"This was insulting," responded one socialist Twitter user.

"So excited that the allegedly left-leaning party has to hide even moderate positions like #BLM in an I-Spy puzzle during their actual f*****g convention when they are supposed to be talking about actual goals. Yay for meaningless gestures!" said another Twitter user who self-identified as a BLM supporter.

"Until Warren is on the front lines getting brutalized by riot pigs, this is just an infantilizing stunt, trying to coopt the energy of an organic movement," was another response.

"Warren is a sitting senator with real power and you just decided to spend your time decorating a preschool set instead?" replied a socialist feminist.

"[Y]'all going crazy for BLM block letters in the background is exactly why the dems are happy to take your votes and not give you policy," said a socialist organizer.

y'all going crazy for BLM block letters in the background is exactly why the dems are happy to take your votes and… https://t.co/ObQ4WF0EHP
— darryl theGriot ✊🏾🌹 (@darryl theGriot ✊🏾🌹)1597923828.0

He added, "y'all love a good performance."

Warren faced similar criticism and mockery earlier in the convention when she was included in the DNC Native American Caucus meeting, despite the well-documented scandal over her spurious claims of Native American heritage.

Here's Warren's DNC speech:

Watch Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Full Speech At The 2020 DNC | NBC Newswww.youtube.com