Juan C. Garcia, KCMO homicide 44: 16-year-old boy shot to death (updated)

Update (1:24 p.m. June 2): The Latino Advocacy Taskforce is holding a prayer vigil for 16-year-old homicide victim Juan Carlos Garcia at 6:30 p.m. today outside of the Garcia family home at 15th and Belmont — where Garcia was shot and killed on Memorial Day.

Garcia was a student at East High School, where he was a member of the A+ Program. 

Original story (6 a.m. June 2): Juan C. Garcia, 16, was the victim of Monday’s homicide in the 1500 block of Belmont.

Witnesses told police that Garcia was arguing with

another man in the street around 3:22 p.m. when the suspect (described

as a Hispanic man in his twenties) shot Garcia and fled in a gold

Dodge Caravan.

Garcia died at a local hospital.

Police have no suspects in custody. If you have information about his homicide, call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

A MySpace page has turned into a tribute to Garcia. The page says:

..REST IN PEACE PIPI.. ITZ HARD 2 BELIEVE DAT UR GONE HOME BOY AND I DIDNT GET TO SAY GOOD BYE… BUT U IN A BTTR PLACE HOMIE IM GONNA MISS BRO REST IN PEACE..