1968 Kansas City, Missouri, riot
The 1968 Kansas City riot occurred in Kansas City, Missouri, in April 1968. Kansas City became one of 37 cities in the United States to be the subject of rioting after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The rioting in Kansas City did not erupt on April 4, like other cities of the United States affected directly by the assassination, but rather on April 9 after local events within the city.
| 1968 Kansas City riot | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the King assassination riots | |||
| Date | April 9–10, 1968 | ||
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | ||
| Caused by | Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. | ||
| Parties | |||
| |||
| Casualties | |||
| Death(s) | 6 civilians | ||
| Injuries | ~40 civilians 26 officers | ||
| Arrested | Between 300 and 1,042 | ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.