Following a downtown Kansas City, Missouri, shooting that left two people dead and three others injured in August, the city announced collaborative efforts to increase safety in the area.

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The deadly shooting happened about 4 a.m. on Aug. 24 in a parking lot at East 13th Street and Grand Boulevard.

The city says it's working with commercial real estate agency Copaken Brooks, which owns the parking lot, the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, and Downtown Council.

"Kansas City is committed to ensuring that our downtown is a safe and welcoming place for everyone at all hours," KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas said in a statement on Wednesday. "By strengthening police presence, adding new private secu

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