Today's murder was in the Lake Independence area and so was another one on Friday night. That happened on Black Orchid Street just after 7:00 pm.
This time, there's no easy motive, because the foursome of men targeted for the shooting were all grown adults, socializing on a Friday night.
Our team was on the scene shortly after the shooting…
A police truck provided what seemed to be the only light on Black Orchid Street on Friday night as the scenes of crime team searched one more domestic setting for bullet slugs. and bullet holes in the plywood exterior.
Just after 7:00 on Friday night, 30 year old DONOVAN BAILEY, 35 year old Lazaro Murillo, 35 year old Percival Torres and 44 year old Joaquin Lazaro were socializing in front of the house when two men rode up and opened fire on them. All the men were grazed except for Bailey who was shot in the chest. He died shortly after he arrived at the hospital.
His mother had died 5 years ago and he had no children. His aunt who he lived with says her nephew was not a troublesome person:
Shirlette Galvez, Aunt
"I almost drop down, it was a great shock. He was not those kind of men that were gang bang, he like to drink now and again and he was a loving man. When we quarrel with him he would just smile and then go and in 5 minutes he would come back to laugh and talk with us. I think it's just random, I am not sure. I don't think he was the target beaus he walk this place at any hours at night and nobody do him anything."
But on Friday night, someone pulled the trigger on him:
Shirlette Galvez, Aunt
"I don't even want my son to come outside now because I don't know what is going on."
On Friday 6th May, 2011 about 7:30pm C.I.B personnel visited the K.H.M.H where they saw the lifeless body of DONOVAN BAILEY, 30yrs, Tire repairman of #14 Flamboyant Street, Belize City with (1) apparent gunshot wound to right side of chest. MORILLO LAZARO, 35yrs, attendant of Belize City was seen suffering from (1) apparent gunshot wound to the left leg, PERCIVAL TORRES, 35yrs, Porter of Belize District was seen with an apparent bullet graze above the right, JOAQUIN LAZARO, 44yrs, driver of Belize District was seen with an apparent bullet graze on the abdomen. Initial investigation revealed that the four men were socializing infront of a yard on Black Orchid Street, Belize City when two dark complexion male persons arrived on bicycles and fired several shots towards them. DONOVAN BAILEY was pronounced dead at 7:40pm by a medical officer. Morillo and Joaquin Lazaro were treated and released from the hospital, Percival Torres was admitted to ward in a stable condition. Police have one person detained for questioning.
Two of the victims, Morillo and Joaquin Lazaro were treated and released from the hospital while Percival Torres was admitted to ward in a stable condition. Police detained one person for questioning.
