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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
Police identified a man slain Monday outside a day-care center near Eighth Street and Lafayette Avenue as the ex-husband of State Auditor Claire McCaskill.
David Exposito, 64, of Independence, was found lying in the street at about 2:50 p.m. Officials said he had apparently been shot inside a vehicle, then thrown out. Exposito had been shot in the upper torso and died immediately, police said.
Police Capt. Michael Kobe said the body was identified through fingerprints and a tattoo.
Exposito and McCaskill divorced in 1995. The couple had three children, an 18-year-old son and two daughters, 16 and 14.
"David was really a nice fellow, done a lot of things for a lot of people and everything," Exoposito's friend Earl McCarty told KMBC's Peggy Breit. "He was fun to talk to."
"Obviously this is an incredibly difficult time for me and my children, as they grieve the loss of their father. I will be spending time with my children to help them through this terrible loss, and I know others will respect my family's privacy at this tragic time," McCaskill said Tuesday in a news release. McCaskill and her children live in St. Louis.
No arrests are reported in the case. Police said a suspect was seen leaving the area in a blue-green, older model car with two doors and a white leather top and gold wheel rims. Investigators found that vehicle Tuesday at 35th Street and Ford Avenue and are processing it for evidence.
Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome Gorman said Tuesday afternoon that authorities didn't yet know what motivated the shooting but were looking at several possible scenarios. Anyone with information in the case can contact the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-8477 or police at (913) 573-6020.
When McCaskill was the Jackson County prosecuting attorney, Exposito was caught smoking marijuana at a Kansas City-area casino boat, while she was out of town. They were divorced the next year.
McCaskill was elected state auditor in 1998 and easily won a second term four years later.
Her Senate campaign spokesman, Tony Wyche, said McCaskill's immediate priority is to focus on her family.
"The campaign will adapt to that and certainly we will move forward respectfully in putting our first thoughts with her," Wyche said.
In August, McCaskill announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination to oppose Sen. Jim Talent, R-Mo., next year.
Talent extended condolences in a statement released by his Washington office.
"Brenda and I are deeply saddened by this tragedy," Talent said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Claire McCaskill, her children and everyone in her family during this very difficult time."