NewsMarch 19, 2002
Police shoot, kill man in Westport
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police shot and killed a gun-wielding man late Sunday in the city's popular Westport entertainment district as St. Patrick's Day festivities wound down. Police on Monday identified the man as Kirt J. Morrisey, 46, and said he was wanted by authorities in Nevada in connection with an assault case outside Las Vegas...
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police shot and killed a gun-wielding man late Sunday in the city's popular Westport entertainment district as St. Patrick's Day festivities wound down.
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Police on Monday identified the man as Kirt J. Morrisey, 46, and said he was wanted by authorities in Nevada in connection with an assault case outside Las Vegas.
Security officers spotted the man armed with a handgun outside a nightclub about 11 p.m., police said.
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