Another arrest made in December 23rd double homicide

Police have made another arrest following the execution style murders of two brothers over the Christmas holidays. Thirty-six year old Levi Jackson of Hattieville was today arraigned on two counts of murder before Magistrate Dorothy Flowers. Jackson was employed as a security guard at Belize Refrigeration on the Western Highway on the night of December twenty-third when fellow employees Donald Hamilton and Tremain Newman were shot to death. Three days after the killing, police picked up Richard Gardiner and charged him with two counts of murder. Gardiner had been fired from the company just days before for stealing. Employees report that prior to the incident, Gardiner went onto the compound and made death threats against Hamilton, Newman, and members of the management. While Jackson and Richard Gardiner are now both on remand at Hattieville prison awaiting trial, police continue to look for Richard’s brother, Mark Gardiner. Mark, a resident of Cotton Tree Village, is believed to have been with his brother at the time of the shooting. Tonight we understand that Mark Gardiner may have been shot during an exchange of gunfire with Hamilton and Newman. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mark Gardiner is asked to contact the nearest police station or call 0-800-922-TIPS.