Jahnon Trapp Goes Up for the Murder of Mirna Young in Santa Elena

Jahnon Trapp

Twenty-eight-year-old Jahnon Trapp, a resident of Esperanza Village, has been arraigned for the murder of Mirna Young, a mother of six who was gunned down inside her home in Santa Elena last Wednesday.  Trapp stands accused of letting loose a barrage of gunshots at a pair of men, including Young’s son who was standing inside the yard with a friend.  When they ran for cover, Trapp reportedly pursued them to the rear of the building, opening fire into the residence.  One of those gunshots found their mark in Young’s chest, mortally wounding her.  The fifty-eight-year-old grandmother succumbed to the injury at the San Ignacio Community Hospital.  Also injured during the deadly shooting was Angel Martinez, the individual with whom Young’s son was standing inside the yard.  Martinez was struck by a bullet in the lower back.  Of note is that another of Young’s sons, George Galindo, is on remand at the Belize Central Prison for the murder of Nelson Flores who was also gunned down several weeks earlier.  It is believed that the crime committed against the family may have been a retaliation for Flores’ murder.