Deputies: 86-year-old man fatally shoots boss after being denied another year of work
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. - A fired sugar mill employee shot and killed his poss in Palm Beach County, deputies said.
86-year-old Felix Cabrera is facing first-degree murder charges.
Officials said that Cabrera worked at the Sugar Cane Growers co-op for three decades near Lake Okeechobee. He asked to work one more year but was turned down.
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That is when deputies said that he pulled out a handgun and shot his boss several times, killing him.
The victim's name has not yet been released.
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