And on the subject of Courtenay's murder, the cops say that he was likely involved with one of the gangs in the area and that he was killed due to some type of turf rivalry.
And this afternoon when we spoke to superintendent Alejandro Cowo he told us that the killers drove up to the yard that became the murder scene.
Supt. Alejandro Cowo, Head CIB Belize City
"Mr Keith Courtney, 26 years, was on his verandah on Ebony Street along with another family member when two male persons ran upstairs and they fired shots, injuring him and he was later transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead."
Reporter
"Do we know why he was targeted?"
Supt. Alejandro Cowo, Head CIB Belize City
"We have been gathering information likewise and we believe that it was not him who was the intended target but the other person who was along with him. We are looking for several persons that we believe an assist us in the investigation at this time. We have a number of persons already in custody that police are interviewing at this time."
"We understand that they came in a vehicle and they walked towards the residence of MR Courtney. We know that he has been called likewise or said to be associated with one of the gangs in that area and we believe hence the reason again that may be the motive for the other person they were looking for. It's the dispute they were having with the gang rivalries in that neighborhood."
"At this present moment the gang situation we understand that there are several persons that are moving about and this is causing like a dispute, an internal dispute amongst them, this is how some of them are targeted because they are moving from one place to the other place."
