Federal investigators begin probe of Waldo Heights fire
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Kansas City, Missouri, police set a perimeter around the Waldo Heights Apartments on Troost Avenue Monday, Dec. 28, as firefighters began to get the blaze under control and investigators arrived.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Everyone who lived at the Waldo Heights Apartments, which were the
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The first priority was to work with the KCFD Urban Search and Rescue Team to ensure there were no victims inside the structure and to brace floor joists on the second and third floors, where most of the fire damage occurred, to make it safe for investigators.
ATF helping to investigate massive fire at Waldo Heights apartments
Investigators say everything is on the table as they search for the fire s cause Share Updated: 10:11 PM CST Dec 29, 2020
Investigators say everything is on the table as they search for the fire s cause Share Updated: 10:11 PM CST Dec 29, 2020
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Show Transcript A TIRELESS BATTLE SPANNING HOURS. THERE IS SOME ABSOLUTELY HEROIC FIRE FIGHTING LAST NIGHT. REPORTER: WORK BEGAN TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE INFERNO. WE START WITH EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE. REPORTER: JOHN HAM OF THE KANSAS CITY ATF SAYS HIS AGENCY IS WORKING WITH KCFD AND KCPD’S BOMB AND ARSON SQUAD. THEY’VE ALSO CALLED ON THE ATF’S NATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM. THAT TEAM IS MADE UP OF FIRE INVESTIGATORS WITH COLLECTIVELY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE FORENSIC CHEMISTS , FORENSIC ENGINEERS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS. REPORTER: HAM SAYS THEY’RE BEING TAPPED BECAU
A federal court has dismissed the allegation that a man lied on a federal form when purchasing firearms, determining it is not a violation to buy weapons for the purpose of reselling them.
“Notwithstanding the evidence that defendant purchased these weapons for resale in Mali, I therefore conclude that the United States has not demonstrated probable cause to believe that defendant made a false statement,” wrote U.S. Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter in a Dec. 16 order.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office charged that Mamadou Kouyate purchased 13 firearms in January 2019 from a dealer in Denver, attesting on the transaction record that he was the actual purchaser of the guns when he allegedly was not. The form from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives warns that “You are not the actual transferee/buyer if you are acquiring the firearm(s) on behalf of another person.”