Belmopan police are looking for answers tonight after the gunshot riddled body of an unidentified Hispanic man was found just on the Mount Pleasant Road at mile 46 on the Western Highway last night at 8:45.
It is the third murder victim to be found on that road since April 2009 - Sergeant Ishmael Westby the Officer in charge of C.I.B in Belmopan says without a name, they really have no clues.....
Sgt. Ishmael Westby, Officer in Charge - CIB - Belmopan
"At about 10:25 pm yesterday, base on the information received the police visited Mount Pleasant Road which is between mile 45 and 46 on the Western Highway about 100 feet into Mount Pleasant Road another body of an Hispanic male person was
seeing laying face up with blood under his head and what is believe to be suspected a gunshot wound under the chin and another on the right side of his neck of the body. So far at this moment that person hasn't been identified. Base on the condition of the scene we don't believe the body was there a long time. But it's up to investigations to further reveal more into that."
Up to news time, Belmopan Police had not identified the body.
According to Sergeant Westby, they are several distinguishing marks on the body - such as a tattoo that says Myra on the abdomen - another on the left side of the chest area that says Love - a dragon on the chest - a skull on the abdomen and on the right hand a design of a rose.
If anyone has any information in regards to the identification of the body - you can contact Belmopan police station.
