Nine people have been injured in a shooting close to the England squad’s World Cup training ground in Kansas City, Missouri, according to reports in the United States.
The team were not at their hotel during the shooting at around 4am local time on Saturday, having been preparing for their friendly game against New Zealand in Florida.
Police were called to reports of an incident on Troost Avenue around five miles from the training base Thomas Tuchel’s side will use during the tournament.
The Athletic reported that officers had been dispatched after shots were heard being fired and arrived to find a large crowd dispersing. Three adult females had sustained injuries and were taken to hospital.
It was later reported that nine adults had gone to various local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. No suspects are in custody but officers are continuing to patrol the location.
England are not due to arrive at the base until Saturday once they have played their final warm-up game against Costa Rica in Orlando on Wednesday.
The Football Association declined to comment when contacted by the Press Association.
Argentina and the Netherlands are also due to be based in Kansas City during the tournament.
England have been in Florida for a week, and beat New Zealand in Tampa on Saturday in their first of two warm-up friendlies ahead of their opening game.
Harry Kane scored the only goal in an unimpressive 1-0 win, and head coach Thomas Tuchel spoke afterwards at his displeasure at his players’ “freestyle” approach to the game in the first half, before improving after the break.
Up next for the Three Lions is Costa Rica at the Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, which should include the four late-arriving Arsenal stars, before the squad fly out to their World Cup base in Kansas City on June 13.
