FARGO - A 44-year-old suspect in a fatal shooting outside of a McDonald’s in Fargo was arrested by authorities in southern Minnesota on Monday, Sept. 24.

Miguel Jay Cooley Sr., of Moorhead, was arrested at 7:40 p.m. Monday at a home west of Rochester in Mower County by the Austin Police Department SWAT team, according to a news release from Fargo police.

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Cooley surrendered to the SWAT officers after they ordered him out of the home, police said.

He was wanted in connection with the homicide of 20-year-old Gabriel Perez, who was fatally shot while sitting outside of McDonald’s, 905 Main Ave. in Fargo, at about 5:20 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 23.

Police said Cooley pulled up in a dark Chevrolet Trailblazer and fired a gun several times at Perez. The victim tried to run, but collapsed and died at the scene.

The Trailblazer was found in Moorhead about 7:30 p.m. Sunday and taken to an impound lot, police said.