John Jefferson
A Mexican man in the U.S. illegally was charged with murder on Tuesday, after he allegedly shot and killed another man during an altercation over a song played on a jukebox inside a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Mexican restaurant, according to reports.
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department said 46-year-old Cesar Esquivel Estrada was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
At about 1:30 a.m. on Monday, police responded to Antojitos Mexicanos restaurant on Davie Boulevard after receiving reports of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they discovered a man, later identified as 54-year-old Socorro Camacho, had suffered gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on the scene.
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A preliminary investigation indicated the shooting happened when a verbal dispute between two men escalated.
NEWS 7 in Miami reported that a man whose friends witnessed the encounter said the dispute was over a song played on the jukebox.
Mauro Bonilla told the station a man insulted another over the song he chose to play.
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“One of them played a song on the Rock-Ola [jukebox] and the other guy was pi—d off and said, ‘you’re not a real Mexican if you play that [expletive] music, you know,’” he told the station.
Bonilla also told the station the man who insulted the other man’s song choice allegedly pulled his weapon out first, firing the first round, and the other man allegedly fired back.
Police identified the victim as Camacho, adding that the investigation into the matter is ongoing.
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After an investigation, detectives on Monday were granted an arrest warrant for Estrada, and the next day he was located by the department’s Fugitive Unit and U.S. Marshals Service.
He has since been charged with first-degree murder and has been held without bond.
According to Broward County jail records, Estrada also has an immigration hold. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Fox News Digital Estrada is a Mexican national who entered the U.S. at an unknown date, time and location on three separate occasions.
Border Patrol encountered Estrada on June 15, 2005, and June 17, 2005, and in both instances, he was granted voluntary returns and sent back to Mexico on those dates.
At some point, ICE said, Estrada re-entered the U.S. a third time without admission or parole.
After he was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, officers with ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) lodged an immigration detainer, and ERO plans to take custody of Estrada once upon completion of his local charges.
Anyone with information about the incident that led to Estrada’s arrest is encouraged to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.
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