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Police ID man shot to death Monday in KCMO

City's homicide total climbs to 88
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Posted at 6:52 PM, Jun 22, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-23 06:32:59-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person is dead following a shooting Monday in Kansas City, Missouri.

Police responded around 5:10 p.m. to a house in the 1600 block of Elmwood Avenue, where the fatal shooting occurred.

A man inside the house was hit by gunfire from outside the house, police said.

The victim, a man in his 50's, died a short time later. He was identified Tuesday as Paul Garica, 50, of KCMO.

Witnesses told police they saw 2 to 3 men shooting into the house. police said.

The men got into a car after the shooting and sped from the scene.

The police department's spokesman said with the warm weather several people were outside when the killing occurred.

He urged anyone who saw anything that might help detectives to call the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).