Nine people suffered non-life threatening injuries in a shooting near England’s World Cup base in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday morning, The Athletic reported.
Kansas City Police Department Captain Jake Becchina said officers were dispatched at around 4am to Troost Avenue after reports of shots fired.
Troost Avenue is a short drive from the training base camp England will use and further from the team hotel for the tournament.
Police arrived to find a large crowd dispersing. Three adult females were initially taken to hospital, but it later emerged that nine adults had sought treatment at various local hospitals.
No suspects are in custody, but officers are continuing to patrol the area.
The incident occurred days after the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners accepted a $17 million federal grant for World Cup security and safety, KCTV5 reported on Thursday.
England’s squad is currently in Palm Beach, Florida, for World Cup preparations. The team beat New Zealand 1-0 in a warm-up match in Tampa on Saturday.
They face Costa Rica in Orlando on Wednesday before flying to Kansas City on June 13, where they will be based for the tournament.
England will train at Swope Soccer Village, home of Sporting KC’s reserve team and academy, south-east of the city. Argentina and the Netherlands are also based in Kansas City, using Sporting KC’s main facility and Kansas City Current’s training base respectively.
Shooting Near England’s Kansas City Base Leaves Nine Hurt, Police Say
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