By Aaron Humes: A 25-year-old resident of Camalote, Cayo District, Wilhelm Coye, faces murder charges in connection with the shocking daylight shooting of delivery truck driver Mark Anthony Gabourel. Now, police say a second man is in their custody in connection with the incident last Wednesday.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Stacy Smith gave details in a press briefing this afternoon: “On Friday ninth January, 2026, police formally arrested and charged twenty-five-year-old Wilhelm Coye, a Belizean labourer of Camalote Village, Cayo District, for the crime of murder. A second person is in police’s custody in relation to this incident, and the public will be advised as to the status of the investigation in relation to that person in due course… The investigations and the retrieval of items of exhibits are what supported police’s action in relation to the arrest.”
Gabourel, 55, was shot through his driver-side window after being run down by two men on motorcycle intent on stealing the proceeds of sales from his delivery truck; however, he locked the truck to ensure they could not. Footage of the incident was captured on surveillance cameras in the area.
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By Aaron Humes: A 25-year-old resident of Camalote, Cayo District, Wilhelm Coye, faces murder charges in connection with the shocking daylight shooting of delivery truck driver Mark Anthony Gabourel. Now, police say a second man is in their custody in connection with the incident last Wednesday. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Stacy Smith gave details
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