Two people were killed in a parking lot in Kansas City’s Power & Light District on Sunday, just days after Mayor Quinton Lucas called for private businesses to step up security there.
In yet another violent weekend, a total of three people were killed across Kansas City, pushing the city’s homicide total so far this year to 105, compared to 101 at this time last year, according to Kansas City Police crime data.
Lucas responded to the spate of shootings, reiterating his call for passage of a city ordinance he introduced last week that would require owners of surface parking lots in the city’s entertainment districts to get a permit from the police department. Owners would have to show proof of $1 million in insurance, keep the area clean, undergo yearly inspections and provide fences, security lighting and surveillance cameras…