Boynton Beach police and the U.S. Marshals Service’s Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force are searching for Aurelio Gabriel Silva, 34, of Boynton Beach.
Silva is the business owner who shot a man he said stole a motorcycle from his store last month. A warrant has been issued for his arrest on charges of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm and carrying a concealed firearm, according to a news release from Boynton Beach police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater.
Silva shot Louis Jason Santos, 32, after Santos and another unidentified man broke into Motorcycle Ave. at 2725 N. Federal Highway, in suburban Delray Beach around 3 a.m. on Oct. 20 and took off on motorcycles, according to Slater.
Santos remains in Delray Medical Center in stable condition.
Police ask anyone with information about Silva’s whereabouts to call Boynton Beach police at 561-732-8116, the U.S. Marshals Service, their local law enforcement agency or Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 800-458-8477. Tips can also be submitted anonymously via the MyPD app and bbpd.org.
