Posted on 09/30/2024 2:38:17 PM PDT by OldHarbor
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Gray News) - A man accused of fatally shooting another man at a Florida restaurant after an argument over a jukebox song is facing murder charges.
Police say an argument between two men, 46-year-old Cesar Esquivel Estrada and 54-year-old Socorro Camacho, escalated into gun violence. The incident happened just before 1:30 a.m. last Monday at Antojitos Mexicanos, a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, according to WTVJ.
Mauro Bonilla, who frequents the restaurant, says his friends who were there at the time told him it began when Estrada started playing a song on the jukebox, WFOR reports. Socorro Comacho then went up to him and allegedly said, “You’re not a real Mexican if you play that music.”
As the argument escalated, Estrada reportedly pulled out a gun and started shooting. Socorro Camacho, who was shot multiple times, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to WPLG.
“It’s just sad because this is a good neighborhood, and it never happens,” Bonilla told WFOR. “I’m very shocked that someone got shot there and killed.”
After the shooting, Estrada ran off, the restaurant’s manager told WFOR. An arrest warrant was issued for him last Monday, and he was taken into custody the next day.
The victim’s brother, Julian Camacho, told WTVJ his family knew something was wrong when they couldn’t get in touch with him. He says he is devastated by his brother’s death since he was the only family he had in Florida.
“I only know they fought over a song, and that is it,” he said in Spanish.
Police have not disclosed whether the victim and suspect were known to each other.
Restaurant staff told WPLG they are relieved an arrest was made, describing Socorro Comacho as a loyal customer and a person with a good heart.
Estrada is charged with first-degree murder, among other charges. He is being held without bail.
Cesar Esquivel Estrada, 46, decided that was a killing offense.
If it was “La Bamba,” I can’t say I blame him.
I could almost sympathize with the murderer if the other person was about to play Feliz Navidad. /s (sort of)
I wonder if alcohol was involved?
It being Florida, he should have said, “Somos cubanos, señor.”
Yeah, I’m on the fence on this one.
“So this is Christmas” by Lennon, or Eye of the Tiger, boom boom out go the lights.
He had to play B17 didn’t he?
What was the song? It might make a difference! If it was Vicki Carr or Linda Ronstadt, that is no excuse.
Those Latin people! Such a passionate race! they make love with great passion and fight with equal passion.
The "My Way" killings was a social phenomenon in the Philippines, referring to a number of fatal disputes which arose from the singing of the song "My Way", popularized by Frank Sinatra, in karaoke bars (more commonly known as "videoke" in the Philippines).
A New York Times article estimated the number of killings to be at least six as of 2010. Between 2002 and 2012, numerous people were killed for singing this song.
I know journalism is over. But what was the song? This might have been a justifiable homicide.
Someone played B-17.
The singer Jose Feliciano is Puerto Rican, so playing his version of “Feliz Navidad” would indeed be a faux pas.
If it was “Loving You” or “You Light Up My Life” then he has a temporary insanity plea...
That song was buried deep in my memory . THANK YOU SO MUCH for not being able to get it out of my head!
No you dint! Ugh!
Or anything by Leo Sayer.
Charges dropped when investigators found the jukebox contained half of Alberta’s Child’s playlist.
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