Suspect in Miramar gas station stabbing that killed worker now in custody, police say

Miramar police say a suspect has been arrested after a man was stabbed to death at a Mobil gas station.

The city's police department posted on X a wanted poster seeking Jerry Saint Vil, 26, in connection to the homicide on Wednesday night. 

Just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning, Mirarmar Police said on X that he was taken into custody. In a later update, the department said he was found during a search along the 2100 block of Acapulco Drive and brought into custody without incident. He is set to be charged with first-degree premeditated murder.

Police said that officers were called to the Mobil gas station in the 16000 block of Miramar Parkway around 9:45 p.m. to investigate reports of a stabbing.

When officers arrived at the scene, they said they found an adult man suffering from serious injuries, and he was airlifted to a local hospital for treatment.

That man, Miramar police identified as Teófilo Vargas, 51, was later pronounced dead. Vargas worked at the gas station's carwash where he was killed. 

The suspect fled the scene, and police shut down an eight-block stretch of the parkway.

Amilzar Hernandez, who worked with Vargas, said the victim was a "calm, nice guy" who "didn't have a problem with anyone." Hernandez said he cannot understand the motive for the killing.