Six teenage boys were taken into custody in Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood on Halloween night after police said they heard shots fired near a large gathering and used a drone to track down the car the group was riding in. No injuries were reported.
According to FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV, Kansas City police said officers were already in the area of 63rd Street and Walnut Avenue responding to reports of a large group gathering when they heard the sound of shots while on scene. Officers then saw a car leaving the area, the station reported.
Drone Tracks Car Fleeing the Scene
Kansas City police deployed a drone to follow the car from above, and officers ultimately stopped it based on that tracking, per the same report. Inside were six male teenagers, all of whom the station said were taken into custody without incident.
One passenger did try to get away, running from the scene during the car stop, but police caught up with him and took him into custody as well, the outlet noted. Despite gunfire being reported near a crowd of people, no injuries were reported from the incident.
Part of a Broader Drop in Shootings
The Brookside incident comes as Kansas City has seen a notable decline in gun violence this year. The city recorded 96 homicides year-to-date in 2026, compared with 117 at the same point in 2025, an 18% decrease, according to The Beacon. Nonfatal shooting victims were down by the same percentage, with 254 recorded so far this year compared with 309 over the same period in 2025, the outlet reported.
The Beacon also noted that the police department’s Downtown Crime Reduction & Visibility team has logged 290 arrests since May.
What Comes Next for the Teens
It remains unclear what charges, if any, the six teenagers might face, or whether a firearm was recovered from the scene. Under Missouri law, when a juvenile offense could potentially be certified for adult prosecution, a juvenile officer shall consult with the prosecuting or circuit attorney, and the prosecuting or circuit attorney shall be provided police reports, witness statements, and other related records, according to the Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Separately, state law lists discharging a firearm into a dwelling, vehicle, or a building or structure used for assembling people as one way of committing the offense of unlawful use of weapons, per the Missouri Revisor of Statutes.
The Brookside case isn’t the only recent arrest of young people reported in the region. In the Dogtown area, police took two teenagers into custody overnight before Halloween after people reported attempted car break-ins, according to First Alert 4. The Brookside incident occurred on Halloween night; the Dogtown arrests took place overnight before Halloween.
