Miramar police search for suspect in fatal gas station stabbing
Miramar police said Jerry Saint Vil was wanted for first-degree murder after a fatal stabbing at a Mobil on Miramar Parkway. Residents were told not to approach him.
Miramar police said Jerry Saint Vil, born Jan. 7, 2000, was wanted for first-degree murder in connection with a July 22 stabbing death at a Mobil gas station in the 16000 block of Miramar Parkway. The department warned the public not to approach Saint Vil and told anyone who saw him or knew where he was to call 954-602-4006 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477).
Officers were called to the gas station around 9:45 p.m. after reports of a stabbing in western Miramar near 172nd Avenue. The victim later died from his injuries, and police identified him as a 51-year-old man. A later summary identified him as Teofilo De Jesus Vargas Paulino, and said he was sweeping near the car wash at the Mobil station when he was stabbed.
The killing put a familiar Broward County corridor under police scrutiny, with Miramar police publicly releasing Saint Vil’s photo as they asked the community for help finding him. Miramar, incorporated on May 26, 1955, sits in southern Broward County and is part of the Miami metropolitan area, making the crime scene one of the city’s most visible commercial stretches. The homicide happened beside a busy service station on Miramar Parkway, a roadway lined with gas stations, shops and commuter traffic that connects neighborhoods in western Miramar.
Later reports indicated Miramar police arrested Saint Vil on July 24 or 25 after a multi-day search. The wanted notice had described him as a suspect in the first-degree murder case tied to the July 22 homicide, and the department’s instructions to the public were clear: do not try to confront him, and report any sighting immediately. Police continued to press for information from anyone who might have seen what happened near the Mobil station or recognized Saint Vil before his arrest.
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