OKLAHOMA CITY — A man who was found in a car suffering from gunshot wounds in northwest Oklahoma City December 26 has died.
The violent death is now being counted as homicide #75 for the City of Oklahoma City in 2023.
Patrol officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department were sent to 5517 NW 50th St. at 5:34 PM the day after Christmas, according to a news release.
The area is around the intersection of NW 50th and Willow Cliff Rd. near an apartment complex.
When the officers arrived, they found 20-year-old Gabriel Garcia with gunshot wounds in a vehicle stopped in the middle of the street.
He was transported to a local hospital, where he died from the wounds five days later.
No arrests have been made so far.
OKCPD is asking anyone with any information to contact the Homicide Tip Line at 405/297-1200.
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