Man scolded for falling asleep on the job shot his boss in the chest then went out for a smoke and a tricycle ride: Police

Inset: Jose Lopez appears successful tribunal connected video from his infirmary furniture (WPLG). Background: News footage of the country of the shooting astatine Metro Express successful Medley, Fla. (WPLG).

A Florida antheral who was told to halt falling dormant astatine his workplace allegedly shot the brag who kept reprimanding him.

Jose Lopez, 81, was charged with second-degree murder successful transportation with the decease of 61-year-old Delio Trasobares. According to an apprehension affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, constabulary responded to Metro Express, a institution owned by Trasobares that is located successful Medley, Florida, connected the greeting of Oct. 14 aft receiving reports that a antheral had been shot. When officers arrived, they recovered Lopez riding a tricycle successful the parking batch of the business.

As the officers approached Lopez, helium "spontaneously" told them, "I did it," according to the affidavit.

After the officers placed Lopez nether arrest, they asked if helium had immoderate weapons connected him. He reportedly said the weapon helium allegedly utilized was "next to the microwave."

When constabulary went wrong the business, they recovered Trasobares connected the level with a gunshot coiled to the chest. He was airlifted to a adjacent hospital, wherever helium was pronounced dead.

According to the affidavit, Metro Express employees told constabulary that connected the greeting of the alleged shooting, Trasobares arrived soon earlier 7:30 a.m. and recovered Lopez and different worker successful the repair shop. Police told section ABC affiliate WPLG that Lopez had been sleeping astatine Metro Express and was told helium was not allowed to bash so. When Trasobares recovered retired Lopez was inactive sleeping there, helium told Lopez to leave.

The different employees told constabulary that aft the scolding, Lopez got retired of his seat and walked implicit to a shelf, from which helium retrieved a .40-caliber firearm. Lopez past reportedly said, "Go [expletive] yourself! [Expletive] your mother," successful Spanish portion allegedly shooting Trasobares successful the chest. Trasobares attempted to locomotion distant earlier collapsing successful the doorway.

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While they called 911, witnesses told constabulary they watched Lopez locomotion retired of the gathering to fume a cigarette. He past "began to thrust a tricycle astir the parking lot" until constabulary arrived.

Lopez was taken to the infirmary aft helium complained of thorax pains. During his archetypal tribunal appearance, which helium attended remotely from his infirmary bed, helium was denied bond. He was booked into jailhouse aft being discharged.

During an interrogation with detectives, Lopez reportedly said helium was "fed up" and "had enough" of Trasobares "insulting him and complaining."

Lopez is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Monday.

The station Man scolded for falling dormant connected the occupation changeable his brag successful the thorax past went retired for a fume and a tricycle ride: Police archetypal appeared connected Law & Crime.