Kansas City has reached a settlement with one of the gun dealers it accused in a lawsuit of contributing to surging violence in the region by ignoring evidence that firearms
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City has reached a settlement with a local gun store that will require the shop to pay $150,000, implement training to prevent straw purchasing and
The lawsuit filed in 2020 alleged that gun trafficking creates a public nuisance in Kansas City, which has one of the highest homicide rates in the U.S.
City Hall officials have placed an employee who worked in a violence prevention program on unpaid leave after learning he was arrested on Sunday. The worker allegedly led Boston police on a chase through Mattapan, and allegedly had two loaded firearms in his vehicle. Police identified the man as Calvin Dedrick, 53, originally of Dorchester’s Four Corners area, who has worked