Man held without bail in fatal Riviera shooting

Jose Chacon is accused of killing Alfonzo Rodriguez.

WEST PALM BEACH — Jose Chacon stayed silent on Sunday morning as a judge listed three charges — one for premeditated fifirst- degree murder and two for aggravated assault.

Chacon was arrested late Saturday in connection with the death of Alfonzo Rodriguez in Riviera Beach on Saturday morning.

Circuit Court Judge Bradley Harper ordered Chacon to remain in Palm Beach County Jail with no bail.

According to Riviera Beach Police Chief Clarence Williams, the fatal shooting happened at about 7:30 a.m. in the 700 block of West Seventh Street. Officers were called there in response to an argument between two men, one of whom was said to be armed with a handgun.

The argument escalated and ended when Chacon shot Rodriguez, Williams said.

When offifficers arrived on the scene, they found Rodriguez on the flfloor of a home. He was pronounced dead at the scene west of President Barack Obama Highway and south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Williams said the invest i g a t i o n r e ma i n s o p e n . Anyone with information is asked to contact Riviera Beach police at 561- 845- 4123 or Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 800- TIPS 8477).

Rodriguez ’s death was the 49th homicide in Palm Beach County in 2017. It is the eighth homicide so far within Riviera city limits.

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