U.S. National Executed in Corozal
Rodney Wayne
Two persons lost their lives overnight. Separate murders occurred in the Finca Solana area of Corozal and in the Capital City of Belmopan. Then, an elderly woman perished in a fire out west in San Ignacio. We head north to Corozal where an American man was murdered as he exited his vehicle at home. News Five’s Duane Moody reports.
Duane Moody, Reporting
U.S. national Rodney Wayne Rushing had just arrived home when he came under attack by at least 1 human who opened fire at him. He was hit multiple times to the head, back, abdomen, right leg and thumb. Residents say they heard up to nine shots.
Voice of: Resident
Voice of: Resident, Finca Solana Area
“This happen like round seventy thirty to eight o clock and we mih deh in side when we hya well my parents hya when he scream, but he neva scream that loud and right after he scream tha nothing long and then they shoot ah. We hya like nine gun shots and we come out. We try see if we could help. I mih feel like tha he shoot the bandits them, but tha neva that. Tha he dey mih shoot. We hya dih .nine shots when they shoot.”
A police officer attached to the Special Patrol Unit, who lives in proximity to the property had just arrived home and rushed to the scene to find the sixty-six-year-old face down in front of his Hyundai SUV dead. The vehicle was still running and the driver’s door was open.
Voice of: Resident
“We just arrive. Just drive in and come out and ih look like dey mih dih wait fih ah or something….”
Duane
“Inside his yard”
Voice of: Resident
“Inside his yard, yeah.”
Duane
“You said you guys ran to see if you could of helped?”
Voice of: Resident
“By the time we reach he’s laying on the ground. He was already gone. Right now it’s frightening because my mom is frightened…my little boy that is five years he got frightened last night; he can’t sleep. So much gunshots he can’t sleep. My sister got frightened.
Duane
“Are you guys now maybe putting up like how you secure your place…or so?”
Voice of: Resident
“Put more lights, we can’t stay just like that we didn’t see face, nothing.”
Rushing lives alone inside the house which residents say he has been renting for about two months now. He is originally from Alabama and did not socialize with his neighbors.
Voice of: Resident
“We don’t know. This is our neighbours yard and they left like two months ago and he came and he rent the house, so they are not here. They are in the U.S. and he started to rent but he don’t talk to anybody in the neighbourhood. He just drives in drives out and he goes. We didn’t met him like face to face nothing.”
Duane
“We understand that he has dogs, so it’s not likely that whoever killed him was inside the house”
Voice of: Resident
“Well apparently I didn’t see the dog last night, but they had to take them out of the house. Thye have two pitbull and they are aggressive. Nobody can go inside because they tried to take them out lastnight. The police was at the door and that’s when the dog like he want to bite.”
At this time, robbery is not suspected because Rushing”s personnel items, including his wallet, were found at the scene. There were no signs of forced entry into the home and all doors were locked. A motive has not been established at this time. Duane Moody for News Five.
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