Today, police announced they are searching for two suspects and investigating multiple motives, including retaliation. Here's what the Assistant Commissioner told us.
ACP Hilberto Romero, HNCIB
"One of them came off the motorcycle, approached her, and fired several shots towards her direction, causing her fatal injuries. The motorcycle went towards Beli City. Thereafter, it was followed by a vehicle that was passing in the area."
"And the motorcycle was run off the road about a quarter mile away from the scene, where the motorcycle was abandoned, two male persons, and run into the bushes. Several searches were done, but they were not found."
Jules Vasquez
"Do you all have any motive?"
ACP Hilberto Romero, HNCIB
"We have several theories, and we continue to follow those."
Jules Vasquez
"Now, we know that her brother is a police officer charged for the murder of Kevin DePaz on Caye Calker. Is this related to that murder?"
ACP Hilberto Romero, HNCIB
"That is one of the angles we are following up at this time. We are interviewing persons, and that along with another angle, we are following up on."
Jules Vasquez
"And so, but from what you all have been able to determine, was it a targeted attack on this individual?"
ACP Hilberto Romero, HNCIB
"Yes, we have information it was a targeted attack. She was there and the gunman approached her and fired the shots towards her."
Jules Vasquez
"We remember that I believe it was that same police officer who was shot at at his home in Santa Elena sometime after that Caye Caulker incident happened."
"Are you able to speak on that? Is it related?"
ACP Hilberto Romero, HNCIB
"The person that was shot at the time is from Hattieville. And so, yes, we are following up on that likewise because he has family members in Hattieville."
Jules Vasquez
"Might this have been a retaliation for that?"
ACP Hilberto Romero, HNCIB
"Again, like I mentioned previously, we are following up on that angle and we are doing several interviews with persons connected to that case."
