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Random Murder Victims An Anomaly: Mayor Adamant

KCUR
Published July 21, 2009 at 1:22 PM CDT

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Kansas City, Mo. – Kansas City's mayor wants to dispel the notion that his is a murderous city. He met with reporters after two women were killed over the weekend in random gunfire, unintended targets. KCUR's Dan Verbeck reports.
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