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Victim in Montebello Dr fatal shooting identified by Colorado Springs Police

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Posted at 10:00 PM, Nov 02, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-05 18:35:17-05

COLORADO SPRINGS — Colorado Springs Police say 31-year-old Daniel Garcia was shot and killed while driving down Montebello Drive Monday night. While the cause and manner of death are still being determined by the coroner's office, police are handling the case as a homicide.

According to investigators, Garcia and a female passenger were heading west when an unknown suspect fired into the car. Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger was not wounded.

This is the 33rd homicide in Colorado Springs for 2020.

If you have any information about this case you are asked to contact police at 719-444-7000.