From huge rewards to calls for allowing Missouri cities to enact their own gun laws, leaders in St. Louis and Kansas City are grappling with a troubling rise in
shooting deaths, especially those involving children.
In Kansas City, four men were killed Sunday, including two in a drive-by shooting in a popular entertainment district.
In St. Louis, six people were killed in shootings, including 8-year-old and 10-year-old girls and a 15-year-old boy.