A man was killed near a Fort Lauderdale airport. The shooter has been arrested, police say

A 25-year-old man accused of shooting and killing a man on a street outside the runways of the Fort Lauderdale Executive Jet Center last week has been arrested.

Alexander Vargas Perez, 25, was arrested and charged Friday with first-degree murder after fatally shooting a man on Dec. 5, according to police. Officers and Fort Lauderdale fire-rescue crews responded to reports of a shots fired around 8:15 a.m. in the vicinity of the 1800 block of South Perimeter Road.

Police said the victim, who police haven’t named, was found with gunshot wounds on the scene. CPR efforts were unsuccessful.

Vargas Perez is being held at the Broward County Main Jail without bond.

This story was originally published December 11, 2022 at 5:29 PM.

Grethel Aguila

Miami Herald

Grethel covers courts and the criminal justice system for the Miami Herald. She graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators!), speaks Spanish and Arabic and loves animals, traveling, basketball and good storytelling. Grethel also attends law school part time.