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\"This club had come up previously. We knew it was an issue at some other points of time in the past,\" Smith said, noting that a drive-by shooting occurred outside the club last week. \"Officers had done a check of the parking lot and were less than a minute out when we received our first call. So we had just been there.\"

When officers returned to the club, they encountered a chaotic scene.

\"We had hundreds of people fleeing both in cars and on foot,\" Smith said.

The alleged gunman, Jahron Swift, 29, of Kansas City, apparently had gotten into a confrontation inside the club and once outside, began shooting people who were in a line waiting to get in, Smith said.

Smith identified the victim killed in the shooting as 25-year-old Raven Parks.

\"The security guard is the one who engaged the suspect,\" said Smith, who did not release the name of the security guard.

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He said the security guard heard the gunshots and went outside and confronted the gunman, fatally shooting him.

\"It appears he saved lives,\" Smith said.

Smith said it remains unclear how many of the 15 injured people treated at hospitals suffered gunshot wounds.

No shots were fired by any of the 50 officers who responded to the scene.

He said most of the people injured in the incident were taken to area hospitals in private cars. Officials said three of those injured were initially in critical condition.

According to police, a line had formed to get into the bar when the suspect started shooting into the line of people.

Smith said the motive for the shooting remains under investigation.

He said police have found no evidence that the shooting was gang related.

Lucas said the city's Regulated Industries Division will begin investigating the club on Tuesday to determine if the business has become a public nuisance. Depending on the investigation, he said the club owner could face a fine or be forced to close.

The mayor said the club owner is cooperating with police.

\"It's incredibly, incredibly frustrating,\" Lucas said of overall shootings in the city. \"Last night, was a night people have been dreaming of for 50 years. We don't need to keep having disappointments like this.\"

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