Murder, wounding in San Ignacio linked to drugs

Cops in Cayo have their hands full with a murder and attempted murder that occurred Monday night in San Ignacio. The body of eighteen-year-old Quinn Waight of Santa Elena was found at dawn this morning in the Macal River Park with bullet wounds to the head, chest, and arm. Last night, thirty-year-old Jonathan Smith told police from his hospital bed that he was sitting on a bench in the park when he was hit by gunshots from an unknown source. Police believe the two shootings are part of a single crime that had its origins in the drug trade. One person is being sought for questioning by police.