Murder in Rhaburn’s Alley; Windell Neal is Executed

Windell Neal

There was a cold-blooded murder committed in Belize City last night when a resident of Petticoat Alley was shot and killed not far from where he lived. The incident is being investigated by the Belize Police Department, but there hasn’t been much by way of official information. Earlier today, News Five spoke with uncle of the victim.

Isani Cayetano, Reporting

On Wednesday night, when twenty-seven-year-old Windell Neal left to purchase a small quantity of marijuana in Rhaburn’s Alley, it would be the last time that his loved ones would see him alive. Less than five minutes later, Windell’s uncle was informed of a fatal shooting incident a short distance away from their home in Petticoat Alley.

Darrell Myvett

Darrell Myvett, Uncle of Deceased

“All I know is that ih mi deh ya and dehn mi di play and run jokes and then ih seh ih mi gwein up so go buy wahn lee weed and eena five minutes di news come back that dehn shot ahn eena ih face.”

According to police, Neal was along with several persons who visited an establishment on Victoria Street to purchase alcohol before making their way back to Rhaburn’s Alley where they began to socialize.  It is unclear what precipitated the attack.  What is known is that someone approached him shortly thereafter and fired a single shot in his direction.

Isani Cayetano

“Is it a usual practice for him to go through Rhaburn’s Alley to purchase weed?”

Darrell Myvett

“Yes, he go anywhere mein, anywhere he goh cause he noh got nothing with nobody and he noh di gangbang like with nobody eena no gang specially. He noh got no gang. He da just wahn young bwai weh cool mein, really cool. He do anything fi anybody.”

Isani Cayetano

“Why would anyone want to attack him this kind of way then?”

Darrell Myvett

“Me noh know di reason cause he noh mess with nobody. If he mi got anything through deh ih neva mi gwein deh. So I noh really know weh fi seh. Soh ih really rough. Nobody he noh bother, anywhere he go he noh worry bout [nobody]. He wear any colors, any color he wear, he noh worry bout nobody and dehn.  He noh got it like dat soh eena…”

When police arrived at the scene of the deadly shooting, they observed Neal lying on his left side in a pool of blood beside a fence. Family members say they did not respond to the location for fear of their own safety.

Darrell Myvett

“Dehn seh ih deh through deh by ihself di lay down pan di ground and nobody deh with ahn.”

Isani Cayetano

“Did you guys go there to see or to help or to try to move him to the hospital or anything?”

Darrell Myvett

“Yoh cyant go through deh when thing just happen because da through wahn alleyway weh paat ih dark. Da lone gang heng through deh.”

Isani Cayetano for News Five.