Former employee arrested after worker killed at Fort Lauderdale’s Shooters Waterfront
A Tuesday argument between an ex-employee and a current employee at Shooters Waterfront restaurant on the Intracoastal Waterway ended with the current employee shot dead, Fort Lauderdale police said.
On Wednesday, police identified the victim as Weston’s Jordan Siddiq, 35.
Fort Lauderdale resident Angel Candelaria, 33, was arrested on a premeditated murder charge around 6 p.m. Tuesday in a parking garage of the office building at Commercial Boulevard and Federal Highway.
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An arrest report said when Candelaria was arrested, he had a Smith & Wesson M&P 380 Shield handgun on him. But, Adamson said, police weren’t sure yet if it was the gun used in the shooting 100 minutes earlier and about three miles away.
Police say Siddiq showed up for his shift at Shooters, which has been at 3033 NE 32nd Ave. for 40 years, around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. Candelaria arrived, an argument ensued and, police say, Candelaria shot Siddiq around 4 p.m. on the outside patio.
(If any patrons at Shooters Waterfront left belongings at the restaurant, those items can be picked up Wednesday at the restaurant. The staff has collected them and secured them in the restaurant’s office.)
Online Broward County court records show a woman had a restraining order for repeat violence against an Angel Candelaria Jr. from Oct. 29, 2020, through Oct. 29, 2021.
Police also are asking anyone with video of the shooting to upload it to the police evidence link. Anyone with information about the shooting can contact Det. Sgt. Steve Novak, 954-828-5556; Det. Michael Benson, 954-828-6561; or, to remain anonymous, Broward County Crime Stoppers, 954-493-8477 (TIPS) or at the website.
This story was originally published March 15, 2022 at 5:37 PM.
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