Fucked up shit right here.
Man refused drink slays bartender
A man denied a drink at a Kansas City, Kan., bar opened fire in the tavern, fatally wounding the bartender early this morning.,
According to authorities, the man tried to order a drink at the Gossip Inn Bar at 24th and Park Drive about 1:30 this morning. The bartender, identified only as a woman in her 40s, asked him for identification first.
The man said he didn’t have any on him, and the bartender refused to serve him.
The man then started shooting, striking the bartender. He also fired at the remaining patrons in the bar before fleeing the scene.
The bartender was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead. Her name was not released Saturday.
Anyone with information should call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (474-8477). All calls are confidential.
| John Shultz, jshultz@kcstar.com