“Benji” murdered on Baron Bliss Day
And in a murder in Belize City, Brian Williams, also known as “Benji”, would have turned thirty-four on March seventeenth but will never get to see that day because his life was cut short around two on Baron Bliss Day. Williams was reportedly painting a house at the corner of Faber’s Road and Nurse Findley Crescent when someone gunned him down. Police provided some information at a press briefing earlier today but his sister, Leonnette Williams, told us off-camera that her brother was trying to improve his life.
Senior Superintendent David Henderson
“It seems that it was a planned murder and it seems that it was something really brazen but we haven’t really established what is the motive although I do know that one is from Gill Street area and the other is from south side. So I know it is two rival groups.”
Sharon Marin, Krem Television
“Have you been able to get any information from the cameras in the area?”
Senior Supt. David Henderson
“No, the camera is out at this time. It is not working so we were unable to get the information from the camera.”
Keisha Milligan, Krem Television
“Would you say it is linked to the murder that took place on Caesar Ridge Road where the young man is said to be affiliated with the South Side.”
Senior Supt. David Henderson
“Well, I don’t want to link them but I know that they are from two rival groups.”
Voice of Leonnette Williams, Sister of Murder Victim
“Ih mi deh dah dis family house weh we grow up round di people dehn and den ih mi di paint house fi dehn. And according to weh we understand, dehn mi di have wah tournament cross di street dah di basketball court and di young man sight my bredda and ih gone and get whatever ih mi fi get, come back, dehn seh ih jump di back fence and ih gone and ih stand up anda wah tree and ih di wait. But di people; everybody mi deh home and di bwai just walk up to my bredda and shot ah. When ih get di first two shot, dehn seh ih run fi pick up wah pint fi attack di bwai and di bwai run up to ah and box ah wid di gun and stand up over ah and shoot ah more. I noh know why dehn want kill my bredda because he dah noh somebody weh fool wid people. He neva have problem wid people like dat to weh we know bout because he keep to ihself, stay dah ih house, when ih ready ih go dah di house weh ih always deh, weh dehn kill ah. As I seh, dah wah family house. We grow up round den yah people so I noh know, lot ah people wah miss my bredda. He dah wah nice person. As I seh, he noh fool wid people so I noh understand why dehn kill my bredda. All I know dat ih have friends and so weh ih hang out wid but noh into like shooting and thiefing; he noh into dat so I noh know why dehn want kill my bredda.”
Police have detained one person and are looking for another in connection with the killing.
