'This is insanity': Alarming week of gun violence across Kansas City tied to public health failures

In Kansas City alone, there have been 145 homicides this year, according to data maintained by The Star. By this time last year — the deadliest year on record — the city had suffered 176 homicides. In 2019, there had been 143 homicides by this time, according to The Star's data.

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