Kyla Arce was shot to death by her boyfriend

Kyla Arce is another victim of domestic violence.

She was shot to death in Coral Springs, Florida.

Paul Digiacinto has been arrested.

Kyla Arce was murdered in Coral Springs, Florida, by her boyfriend Paul Henry Digiacinto in a tragic case of domestic violence.

The 32-year-old is another of the many victims of domestic violence in the United States.

After killing his girlfriend, Paul Digiacinto, 32, tried to murder his own father who survived by playing dead.

Coral Spring is a suburb in the northwest of the Miami metropolitan area, that has a large Hispanic population.

Kyla Arce is another Hispanic victim of domestic violence

PHOTO: By Kayla Arce taken from GoFundMe

The arrest warrant for Paul Digiacinto, consulted by MundoNow, reveals details of Kayla Arce’s murder.

At 5:55 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2023, several of her neighbors in Coral Springs called 911.

Calls reported that several gunshots had been heard at a house on the corner of Northwest 107th Drive and 21st Street.

Officers from the Coral Springs Police Department (CSPD) responded to the scene to investigate the reports.

Paul Digiacinto’s own father asked for help

PHOTO: Coral Springs Police Department

CSPD officers arrived at the scene and a neighbor told them that a man had been screaming for help moments earlier.

When the officers learned that an armed man was in the house, they requested the presence of a SWAT team.

For an hour the house was surrounded by SWAT officers until Paul Digiacinto’s father came out wounded.

The man told them that Kayla Arce was murdered by his son, who then had tried to smother him with a pillow but he played dead.

Kayla Arce was murdered: First responders tried to revive her

PHOTO: Coral Springs Police Department

Shortly after, Paul Digiacinto also came out armed but immediately tried to go back into the house. SWAT officers prevented him from doing so.

A pair of CSPD SWAT officers risked their lives and ran to the door to apprehend Digiacinto. After a brief struggle they managed to disarm him.

Inside the house, the other officers saw the body of young Kyla Arce, who was badly wounded. Sadly, there was nothing they could do to save her.

Digiacinto’s father was taken to a hospital where he described what happened after being treated by doctors.

Paul Digiacinto exhibited erratic behavior before Kyla Arce was murdered

PHOTO: Coral Springs Police Department

According to the man’s testimony, his son Paul and his girlfriend Kyla Arce were staying at his house for a few days.

For some reason that is not clear, on the day of the crime, Paul Digiacinto had taken his father’s and Arce’s cell phones and wanted to throw them into the toilet.

Digiacinto’s behavior upset Kyla Arce and she complained about it. Paul responded by shooting her several times. Then his father shouted for help.

Paul then shot at his father and tried to smother him with a pillow. He pretended to be dead to stop the attack.

«Such a beautiful soul taken from us way too soon»

PHOTO: Coral Springs Police Department

Brittany Colley, a friend Kayla Arce, started a GoFundMe campaign, Our Angel Kyla Arce, to ask for help so her family can cover funeral expenses.

«Donate to help the funeral costs and family expenses of our beloved Kyla. Such a beautiful soul taken from us way too soon,» the description begins.

«A friend and a sister to many. This is a very hard time for all of us as we seek justice for Kyla,» it continues.

According to the non-profit organization National Domestic Violence Helpline one in four women in the United States has been in an abusive relationship.