KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge in Kansas dismissed a defamation case against a Tennessee congressman .
It was related to the deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs championship rally on Feb. 14.
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Republican Rep. Tim Burchett posted on X falsely identifying an Olathe man as a shooter at the rally.
The post had a picture of Denton Loudermill Jr. He was sitting on the sidewalk in handcuffs.
The post said the shooter was identified as an “illegal alien.” Loudermill was neither .
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The judge granted Burchett’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit because it was filed in the wrong jurisdiction.
He did say it can be refiled if it is in a proper jurisdiction.
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