ABC News May 22, 2023

Kansas City nightclub shooting leaves 3 dead, 2 injured

WATCH: 3 dead, 2 injured after Kansas City nightclub shooting

Three people were killed and two were injured when gunfire broke out early Sunday at a nightclub in Kansas City, Missouri, police said.

As of Monday afternoon, no arrests have been announced and police were working to identify a suspect or suspects in the episode.

The three people killed were identified on Monday by the Kansas City Police Department as 41-year-old Jason McConnel, 24-year-old Antoinette Brenson and 33-year-old Clarence Henderson.

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The shooting erupted at the Klymax Lounge southeast of downtown Kansas City around 1:30 a.m. local time, police said in a statement.

Officers responded to reports of gunfire at the nightclub and discovered two people fatally shot, police said.

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"One of those victims was located outside the lounge and the second was located inside the business," police said.

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Three other people wounded in the incident were taken to ambulance to hospitals, according to police. One of the victims died upon arrival at a hospital, police sai