And there was another murder in the south - which happened on Friday night in Dangriga.
Bernardo Gorosica was a fisherman and a prominent figure from the Salty Dog area. Townspeople say he was a gang leader - but his common law says he was a doting father.
But - whichever he truly was - on Friday evening - a killer lay in wait for him and released a barrage of gunfire at the 34 year old.
Jaleeza Roberts has this report:
3 boys will need to take up the responsibility of being breadwinners as their father, 34 year old Bernaldo Gorosica was killed in Dangriga Town on Friday evening.
Stacy Smith, Staff Officer
"The investigation commenced on Friday 6th February 2026 at approximately 6:12pm when police were alerted to the sound of gunshots being fired on South Riverside Street in Dangriga Town. Officers from the crimes investigation branch along with the quick response team responded to the area where they observed the unresponsive body of Gorosica with apparent gunshot wounds. Initial investigations have revealed that Gorosica was walking along South Riverside Street at the aforementioned date and time when an individual who was traveling in a grey-silver like Chevrolet vehicle without license plates fired several shots in his direction. A police operation was immediately launched by the QRT personnel and this led to a silver Chevrolet being pursued and intercepted near the outskirts of Dangriga Town. A male person was observed exiting the vehicle and making good his escape in the bushy terrain of that area. The vehicle has since been impounded and the identity of the registered owner has been ascertained. one person who police believe can assist in this investigation has been detained and another individual is being sought in connection with this ongoing investigation."
"No motive has been established so far."
And while it clearly looks like a gang related hit, the mother of his children, Shantel Waight described Gorosica as a loving father of five:
Voice of: Shantel Waight, Mother of Children
"We spend, me and he spend we 10 years together. We could no deh together but we always see each other every day. He hafto come see me, he hafto come check up on the kids. Anytime I go carry the babies deh da school, he a pass me, we a pass he. But we had a close relationship."
Reporter
"Okay, so can you talk to me about the kind of person that he was?"
Voice of: Shantel Waight, Mother of Children
"Well, he always di smile. He was a fun person. Everybody know he deh always see da big smile pan fi he face, he da somebody, he could have nothing, he could have he last and somebody wa come with nothing and seh like you know, they need a lee help and he da the type a person weh wa give yo fi he last fi mek sure you alright. He da mi a loving person. I could never say Sparrow da wa bad man or he this or he that. He da wa loving person. He no have problem with nobody."
So why would they want this father of 5 dead? Well that's what this family is trying to understand. Despite being no stranger to the law, Waight consoles herself with how she remembers him.
Voice of: Shantel Waight, Mother of Children
"If he have this kind of friend where you say, oh, this person is a bad person or that person is a bad person, you have to eliminate he from the bad list and whatsoever. Because his friend could do this or do that, but he no wa do that. That da no fi he hobby. He like go da caye. He enjoy his life going to Caye, chilling with his kids. He likes to sit down with the family and run jokes.We no wa hear many jokes anymore."
"We just have memories to think."
Jaleeza Roberts, 7News.
Police recovered 15 expended shells from the scene and have the suspected Chevy car in custody.
