Jebran “Sucu” Wagner is Fatally Shot at a Party on Coney Drive

Jebran “Sucu” Wagner

There was a murder in the city over the weekend. Twenty-one-year-old Jebran Wagner, who lives on Majestic Alley, was fatally shot at a house party on Coney Drive. Originally from Dangriga, Wagner was the stepson of man who was executed at the compound of the Southern Regional Hospital in Dangriga in July. Police are investigating if there is any link between the two murders. News Five’s Duane Moody reports.

Duane Moody, Reporting

A party on Coney Drive in Belize City turned deadly on Saturday night. It was all fun with music and drinks until just before midnight when Jebran Wagner was shot and killed inside the fenced yard. A gunman approached, walked into the yard and opened fire on an unsuspecting Wagner; he died will receiving treatment at the K.H.M.H. Another person was shot to the foot.

ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch

“They were informed of a shooting incident. They visited the K.H.M.H. where they saw Jebran Wagner, twenty-one years being attended to. And also along with him was Richard Leslie who also had gunshot injuries. Wagner succumbed to his injuries shortly thereafter. What the police know so far is that both persons were at a social function on Coney Drive along with others, when they were approached by a male person who pulled out a handgun and fired several shots towards their direction, causing the aforementioned injuries.”

Jebran, better known as “Sucu,” was a twenty-one-year-old; originally from Dangriga, but had been living through Majestic Alley in Belize City. His brother, who is one year younger than him, got the distress call minutes after.

Voice of: Jahvin Wagner, Brother of Deceased

“I got a phone call from his girlfriend saying that my brother got shot, but I didn’t know how to believe. But they told me to come over to the hospital so I hurry get dress and came.”

But shortly after he arrived at the hospital and realizing that his brother had died, Jahvin says he was detained by police.

Voice of: Jahvin Wagner

“When I reach the hospital, I got the news that my brother was in the theatre getting surgery. Then afterwards, one of the GSU man called me and told me that they wanted to speak to me, get some information and stuff from me. Then afterwards, the GSU man handcuffed me and then tell me that I gwen dah station and I detained. They locked me down after I di mourn fi my bredda. Dehn noh even make I get the chance fi see my bredda.”

Duane Moody

“They didn’t give a reason as to why you are being detained?”

Voice of: Jahvin Wagner

“They talk about crime prevention, but I dah wah person weh noh mess with people so dehn neva got no right fi detain me; I mi di mourn.”

Jebran is not identified by relatives and friends as a person caught up in the criminal word; he was a footballer with the Caesar Ridge F.C. Earlier this year, in July, Wagner’s stepfather was murdered in Dangriga in an alleged drug-related execution in the Southern Regional Hospital compound. Police say that they are looking to see if the murders are related.

ACP Joseph Myvett

“That too we are following as part of our investigation. We did look at that information as well so that too we are following on…to see whether or not there is any link between the two.”

Joseph Myvett

Voice of: Jahvin Wagner

“I noh wah cover up or anything for my bredda. My bredda live through Majestic Alley and thing and right away ih involve ina something, yo understand me, but nothing I really know about cause when we come bout, dah straight smile and love and partying and dance cause my bredda love dancing. My bredda love and full of joy and every time I come round, my bredda dah jus wah smile on his face. I want chill with my bredda, cause my bredda dah my friend. I wah can’t celebrate my birthday happy now cause my bredda dah December the twenty-third and I dah December the twenty-fourth and we celebrate our birthday together. I di take this very hard mien. I done tired a cry. I feel like I di run out of tears; I just the wait for the funeral day.”

One person remains in custody pending further investigation into the murder. Duane Moody for News Five.