SUNRISE, Fla. — A man was celebrating his birthday with more than 100 guests when a dispute over the guest list turned into a tragedy on Sunday at the Five Stars Banquet Hall in Sunrise, according to police.
Francisco Navarro, who was working security, fatally shot a wheelchair user, who guests wanted to allow inside, but was not on the guest list, according to a police arrest report.
During an argument, the victim used an expletive to insult Navarro, 26, who then pulled out a Glock 19 from his holster, fired several times, and fled, according to the police arrest report.
According to the police arrest report, Navarro, who lives in Miami-Dade County, shot the victim six times: Once in the neck, twice in the abdomen, twice in the left shoulder, and once in the forearm.
During the investigation, detectives at the banquet hall at 6072 West Oakland Park Boulevard, called Navarro, who then returned to surrender to police, according to the police report.
On Monday afternoon, Navarro, who was born in Havana, Cuba, faced a first-degree murder charge in Broward County, according to court records.
A bond court judge denied him bail, so he remained at the Broward County Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale, according to inmate records.
Broward County Circuit Judge Francis I. Viamontes was set to preside over the case.
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