An Uber driver carrying supporters of Argentina’s national football team came under gunfire during a series of shootings in Kansas City, Missouri, leaving one man dead and four others injured, police said.
The Associated Press reported that a 22-year-old male suspect, described as armed and dangerous, remains at large.
Police said five shootings took place on Tuesday between 6pm and 6:30pm across a five-mile stretch of Kansas City. Three incidents occurred on Interstates 70 and 670 as they passed through downtown.
All shootings happened at least four miles from Arrowhead Stadium, where Argentina defeated Algeria in their opening World Cup match.
Two American fans of Argentina’s team told Argentine outlet La Nación that a car pulled alongside their Uber and fired two shots. One bullet struck the driver in the leg. They said they first thought a tyre had burst before realising the driver had been hit.
Police Captain Jacob Becchina said the driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Officers later transported the passengers to the stadium after they gave statements at a police station.
Police said three adults and one teenager suffered injuries in the shootings. All were hospitalised, though one adult remained in critical condition.
Another incident took place around 6:30pm on Truman Road, where a vehicle crashed into a pole east of the earlier shootings. Police said the driver was taken to hospital, where doctors later found a gunshot wound. He later died.
Captain Becchina said victims reported they were driving when shots were fired into their vehicles. He said investigators believe the attacks happened in quick succession from west to east and are linked to a single suspect.
Police tracked the suspect to a home in Independence, a suburb about two miles from the fatal shooting site, leading to a standoff. However, officers found no one inside when they entered the house at around 8:00am on Wednesday.
Officials in Kansas City, Kansas, also issued a warrant for the suspect over a June 11 incident involving illegal discharge of a firearm, spokesperson Nancy Chartrand said.
