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Man found riding tricycle after gunning down his much younger boss who scolded him for sleeping on the job, cops say

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Kozhasbay, D. (2026, October 18). Man found riding tricycle after gunning down his much younger boss who scolded him for sleeping on the job, cops say. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16219079/Man-tricycle-shoot-boss-Florida.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-18 · by Dariya Kozhasbay

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📰 Man Kills Boss Over Sleeping On Job
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Dariya Kozhasbay
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Florida Local 10 Medley Metro Express Inc. NBC 6

Subjects

Lopez PERSON · 10× Trasobares PERSON · 5× Local 10 ORG · 4× NBC 6 ORG · 4× Metro Express Inc. ORG · 3× Delio Trasobares PERSON · 2× Florida GPE · 2× Jose Antonio Lopez PERSON · 1× Jose Lopez PERSON · 1× Medley GPE · 1×

Narrative

Jose Lopez shot his employer Delio Trasobares dead for telling him off for sleeping in the workplace Lopez shot his employer at Metro Express Inc., the engineering and general contracting company owned by the victim Lopez smoked a cigarette and rode around on a tricycle waiting for police to arrive Miami-Dade Fire Rescue rushed him to a hospital but he did not survive, the outlet reported.
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Claims (14 extracted, 7 hedged)

An 81-year-old man in Florida is facing second degree murder charges after his boss scolded him for sleeping on the job, police said. asserted
police → face → job
Last Wednesday, Jose Antonio Lopez was sleeping at the machinery shop he works at, Metro Express Inc., when his employer, Delio Trasobares, arrived and told him to leave, according to an arrest report seen by NBC 6. uncertain
employer → sleep → NBC
According to Local 10, Trasobares has already prohibited Lopez from sleeping on the premises on a different occasion. uncertain
Trasobares → accord → occasion
'Without argument, [Lopez] walked over to a shelf located approximately 3 feet away and retrieved a.40 caliber firearm,' police said, according to the outlet. uncertain
police → walk → outlet
Lopez proceeded to curse at his boss and shoot him in the chest. asserted
Lopez → proceed → chest
[Expletive] your mother,' Lopez allegedly screamed at Trasobares while firing the gun, Local 10 reported. uncertain
Local → scream → gun
The victim tried to flee, but collapsed at the entrance of the shop, according to the arrest report cited by NBC 6. uncertain
victim → try → NBC
Jose Lopez shot his employer Delio Trasobares dead for telling him off for sleeping in the workplace Lopez shot his employer at Metro Express Inc., the engineering and general contracting company owned by the victim Lopez smoked a cigarette and rode around on a tricycle waiting for police to arrive Miami-Dade Fire Rescue rushed him to a hospital but he did not survive, the outlet reported. asserted
outlet → shoot → hospital
While the witness inside the shop called the police, Lopez went outside for a cigarette and rode around on a tricycle, going in circles around the parking lot until police arrived, the arrest report revealed. asserted
report → call → lot
When police arrived, Lopez said 'I Did it,' according to NBC 6. uncertain
I → arrive → NBC
Deputies found Trasobares 'on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest,' according to an arrest report seen by Local 10. uncertain
Deputies → find → Local
At some point, Lopez told police he had chest pains and was taken to the hospital, NBC 6 reported. asserted
NBC → tell → hospital
After he was discharged, he told police he shot the victim because he was 'fed up' and 'had enough of [Trasobares'] insulting him and complaining,' the outlet reported. asserted
outlet → discharge → him
Last Friday, Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer denied bond for Lopez, Local 10 reported. asserted
Local → deny → Lopez
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