And while Santos was shot in the heart of the City, one Orange Walk salesman, Michael Escalante, was shot in his own car before being thrown out and left for dead on the George Price Highway. Escalante drove a Red Wingle and in the wake of his murder on Thursday, it had all but disappeared. But ACP Myvette today confirmed what we first reported on Friday: that the Wingle was found the very next day, located by a flyover operation.
ACP Joseph Myvette, Head, NCIB
"We continue to follow several leads in relation to that and on Friday last sometime before midday his vehicle which is a red wingle was located about 5 minutes, 5 to 10 minutes walk south-west of Mahogany heights within a wooded area, the two front windows were apparently shattered by bullet holes however the vehicle itself remained in tact in terms of its components meaning the machine, the wheels and so fort the machine was intact aside form the windows being shattered."
"We are still trying to determine a motive because we know for a fact that monies were found on him by the police and we have no information to suggest that he was carrying any large quantity of monies at the time of the incident."
Cherisse Halsall:
"Sir how does this investigation proceed now because the robbers/murderers abandoned this vehicle, how is it that the police will go about linking them to the vehicle?"
ACP Joseph Myvette, Head, NCIB
"Several prints were recovered from inside the vehicle and we are following other leads which had indicated to us that the vehicle along with a gray in colour ford escape was seen on the George Price Highway within close vicinity of each other sometime shortly before the incident so we are also following on that lead and at this point in time we are looking for four persons for questioning who we believe can assist in this investigation."
A motive for Escalante's murder is yet to be ascertained as apart from the carjacking, police have found no evidence that the salesman was robbed.
