A Suspect is Arrested and Charged for the Salvapan Murder of Jermain Sanker

Elquin Hernandez

At their press briefing today, police also provided updates in respect of a string of violent activities in the west and south.  Jermain Sanker, a resident of Corozal, lost his life in Salvapan on November eighteenth, when a lone gunman approached the parked vehicle he was seated in and fired two shots in his direction.  One of those bullets struck the twenty-three-year-old in the face, killing him at the scene of the shooting.  At the time, eyewitnesses told News Five that a Hispanic male was observed fleeing the neighborhood on foot.  Belmopan police have been following several tips which led to the apprehension of Elquin Hernandez; a resident of Belmopan who is the suspected triggerman.  While a motive is yet to be determined, police say that Elquin was initially arrested during a predawn sweep over the weekend.

Joseph Myvett

ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch

“In reference to the Sanker murder investigation in Belmopan, police have since arrested and charged one Elquin Hernandez, twenty-seven-year-old Belizean laborer of a Belmopan address, for the crime of murder.”

Isani Cayetano

“Has this resulted in a motive being unraveled?”

ACP Joseph Myvett

“Not at this time, we are still working on the investigation.”

Reporter

“What is the connection between the accused person and the deceased, sir?”

ACP Joseph Myvett

“We do not know of any connection.”

Reporter

“How were you able to tag the accused to the murder?”

ACP Joseph Myvett

“Based on witness statements and other leads that we were following, has caused us to detain him and during the process of the investigation certain information was gathered which resulted in his arrest. He was picked up on Friday morning during a predawn operation and he was released from custody early Sunday morning and sometime during the course of the morning he was re-detained pending further investigation which eventually led to his arrest.”