Authorities identify second suspect they say is still at large and considered armed and dangerous

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BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO. RACHEL: WE ARE STAYING ON TOP OF THAT BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. POLICE HAVE AN ACCUSED KILLER IN CUSTODY AFTER THE SHOOTING AT TEQUILA KC IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. CODY: POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE OTHER MAN BELIEVED TO BE INVOLVED. KMBC 9’S MARTIN AUGUSTINE HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE DEVELOPMENTS OVERNIGHT. MARTIN, WHAT ARE YOU HEARING? MARTIN: WE ARE LIVE AT KCK POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS WHERE WE LEARNED POLICE HAD CAPTURED ONE OF TWO MEN THEY BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GUNFIRE IN THAT BAR THAT KILLED FOUR AND WOUNDED FIVE PEOPLE. THE MAN NOW BEHIND BARS, 23-YEAR-OLD JAVIER ALATORRE, HIS ARREST COMING WITH HELP FROM AGENTS OF THE FBI AND ATF AS WELL AS OFFICERS OF THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI POLICE, WHO SWARMED THE 2600 BLOCK OF QUINCY AND FIND -- AND FOUND ALATORRE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE OTHER SUSPECT IS STILL ON THE RUN. 29-YEAR-OLD HUGO VILLANUEVA-MORALES. POLICE WARNING US THAT HE IS LIKELY CARRYING A GUN AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. IF YOU SPOT HIM, DON’T APPROACH HIM, CALL 911. PROSECUTORS HAVE NOW CHARGED BOTH MEN WITH FOUR COUNTS OF 1ST DEGREE MURDER, EACH. BOND FOR THE MEN SET AT A MILLION DOLLARS APIECE. POLICE ALSO ADDING THAT IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE WHEREABOUTS OF VILLANUEVA-MORALES, YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM BY THE CRIMESTOPPERS TIPS HOTLINE. YOU CAN CALL IT OR MESS

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The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department has identified the two suspects in Sunday morning's mass shooting, and confirmed that one man is in custody.Police say 29-year-old Hugo Villanueva-Morales and 23-year-old Javier Alatorre have both been charged with four counts of first-degree murder, with bond set at $1 million each.The charges stem from a mass shooting that happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Tequila KC, formerly the Blue Rose, in the area of 10th Street and Central Avenue.Nine people were shot and four died in the shooting. Authorities identified the victims as Martin Rodriguez Gonzalez, 58; Francisco Anaya Garcia, 34; Alfredo Calderon, 29; and Ever Meza Aguirre, 29.GoFundMe pages have been set for at least two victims -- Ever Meza Aguirre and Alfredo Calderon.Alatorre was taken into custody Sunday afternoon near the 2600 block of Quincy Street in Kansas City, Missouri. In a courtroom Tuesday morning, Alatorre waived his right to extradition and will be sent to Wyandotte County within the next 24 hours to face four counts of first-degree murder charges.Villanueva-Morales is still at large and considered armed and dangerous.If you see him, do not approach. Call 911 or the TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477.Alatorre was arrested without incident at a home that court records listed as his place of residence. Kansas City, Missouri, police, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted in the arrest, KCK police spokesman Officer Thomas Tomasic said.Villanueva-Morales and Alatorre each faced criminal charges in Missouri, and Alatorre's criminal record also included previous convictions, according to online court records in Missouri and online Department of Corrections records in Kansas.Villanueva-Morales had a pending third-degree assault charge in Missouri. Alatorre, meanwhile, had past convictions for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement in Kansas and for driving while intoxicated in Missouri. He also had pending charges in Missouri for tampering with a motor vehicle, possession of a controlled substance and resisting or interfering with arrest, detention or stop. And in 2017, an order of protection had been issued, barring him from abusing, stalking and possessing a firearm. Hundreds of people showed up to a vigil Sunday night in Kansas City, Kansas, to pay respects to those hurt or killed in the incident. Police said the shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Authorities believe three men came in through the back door of the club – two had handguns – and started shooting.Police said witnesses reported the shooting may have stemmed from an altercation earlier in the evening. Police said all four of the victims are Hispanic men. Two were in their 20s, one was in his 30s and one was in his 50s. Marcelo Ebrard, the minister of foreign affairs in Mexico, said two of the victims were Mexican nationals.Police released three photos of the possible suspects in this case.Of the five injured, all are expected to survive. Two have been released, two have been admitted and one's status is unknown.Victim Ever Meza Aguirre is being hailed as a hero by several that survived the shooting. Celeste Trevino was dancing inside Tequila KC and said Meza pushed her out of the way when the shooting started.“We saw a guy come up and literally pull a gun out and point it at us,” Trevino said. “Next thing I knew, (Meza) had to have pushed me or else I would have got shot because I was in front of him. He just pushed me out of the way. I was just on the floor and there was blood everywhere.“I was just crawling, trying to get behind tables and trying to get behind chairs. I was going ‘Where’s Ever? Where’s Ever?’ By the time I looked up, he was on the floor.”By Sunday night, the impact of the tragedy started to hit home with family and friends of those who died in the shooting.“My best friend's husband was one of the victims,” Shay Celedon said. “They were planning their wedding next October. We got grandfathers, uncles, cousins and brothers -- everybody here. We're all family.“This guy had bad intentions. Nine people shot? Four dead? That’s really bad. We just want to know why.”