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Two held in fatal shooting at mall

The men are accused of killing a shopper at Boynton Beach Mall.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published December 26, 2006

BOYNTON BEACH - Two men were in custody Monday after a shooting at a crowded mall that left one man dead and sent hundreds of holiday shoppers running for cover, police said.

Jesse Cesar, 21, of Lake Worth was charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder of a police officer.

Cesar fatally shot Berno Charlemond, 23, at Boynton Beach Mall, north of Miami, on Sunday afternoon, police Lt. Jeffrey Katz said. Cesar fled, firing at police as he led them on a chase through the mall, Katz said. Officers did not return fire, and no one else was injured.

SWAT team members arrested Cesar after he barricaded himself inside Dillard's and refused to surrender when officers contacted him through the public address system, Katz said.

Fregens Daniel, 20, of Boynton Beach also was arrested and was charged with acting as principal accessory in the case, Katz said.

Bail had not been set for Cesar and Daniel, and it was not immediately known whether either had an attorney.

Police did not disclose the number of shots fired. A motive for the shooting had not been determined, but Katz said Charlemond, of Boynton Beach, was arrested a month ago at the same mall for carrying a concealed weapon.

A mall spokesman, Sam Yates, said the shooting occurred outside a store. The mall was evacuated and remained closed the rest of the day.

[Last modified December 25, 2006, 23:03:03]