By Aaron Humes: Police are looking for one person in relation to Thursday night’s murder of Eugene Myers in Corozal Town.
Myers, 36, was in the area of a hotel on First Avenue, waiting for someone according to police, when a person with a firearm arrived and fired a single shot, causing his fatal injury. He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero, officer in charge of National Crimes Investigation Branch discussed the motive and links to a previous shooting incident in November in which Myers escaped and no one was charged: “We believe it is drug-related. The deceased had issues with several persons in Corozal, and he was waiting for someone to do a transaction involving cash. … He has been receiving threats, and the person came there and fatally shot him.”
ACP Romero noted that police have not confirmed that Myers’s wallet and money were missing from the scene, as alleged by relatives, and that the alleged drug deals occurred within Belize, and was in fact on bail on charges of robbery and other crimes.
Police investigations continue.
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By Aaron Humes: Police are looking for one person in relation to Thursday night’s murder of Eugene Myers in Corozal Town. Myers, 36, was in the area of a hotel on First Avenue, waiting for someone according to police, when a person with a firearm arrived and fired a single shot, causing his fatal injury.
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