Police: Florida man, 86, fatally shoots boss after being fired at sugar mill
Officials say man worked there 31 years
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Felix Cabrera is facing a first-degree murder charge after he was accused of killing his boss, deputies said. (PSO)
BELLE GLADE, Fla. – An 86-year-old sugar mill worker with 31 years on the job fatally shot his boss after he was refused another year at the mill, authorities said Saturday.
The Palm Beach Sheriff s Office said in a news release that Felix Cabrera was jailed without bail on a first-degree murder charge following the Friday morning shooting at the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative in Belle Glade.
Police: sugar worker, 86, fatally shoots boss after firing
June 5, 2021
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This photo provided by Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office shows Felix Cabrera. Authorities say Cabrera, a sugar mill worker with 31 years on the job fatally shot his boss after he was refused another year at the mill. The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Saturday, June 5, 2021, that Cabrera was jailed on a first-degree murder charge following the Friday morning shooting at the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative in Belle Glade, Fla. (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office via AP)AP
BELLE GLADE, Fla. (AP) An 86-year-old sugar mill worker with 31 years on the job fatally shot his boss after he was refused another year at the mill, authorities said Saturday.
BELLE GLADE, Fla. — An 86-year-old sugar mill worker wanted one more year on the job, but when his boss denied him, the employee shot him to death, police say.