Tonight just after 6:00 PM, officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of Garfield on a shooting call.

Upon arrival, officers were directed to a residence on the block there. Inside that residence, officers found an adult male who had shot the unresponsive victim. Police called EMS to the scene, who pronounced the victim deceased.

Several people were on the scene when the police arrived. One of them, an adult male, was detained as a subject of interest for further investigation.

Detectives are not looking for any additional suspects at this time.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the victim was inside the residence when he had an interaction with a suspect that escalated and resulted in shots being fired and the victim was struck.

We are committed to assisting victims of violent crime through the Missouri Violent Crime Victim/Witness Protection Program. Funding for temporary or even permanent relocation may be available, but is subject to prior approval by the state administering agency.

We work with Partners for Peace in all homicide investigations to monitor risks of retaliation and provide social services to affected residents.

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