Two Sunday night murders; “Nose” Lauriano gunned down on highway
Giovanni Lauriano
The bloodbath continued over the weekend; two men were murdered within hours of each other on Sunday and a third who was shot a month ago died past midnight on Friday. On Sunday evening, the life of Giovanni Lauriano, aka Nose, a well known street figure ended in a most tragic way; he was gunned down execution style off the Western Highway as he headed to his Hattieville home. The vehicle he was traveling in was found with several bullet holes and Nose’s bullet riddled body was found several hundred yards away. News Five’s Isani Cayetano has been following this story since Sunday and has a report.
Isani Cayetano, reporting
The end to the life story of thirty-three year old Giovanni Lauriano unfolded on Sunday evening along the Western Highway as he was driving home from an afternoon of socializing with friends in Belize City. It is unclear whether or not the notorious street figure was ambushed by his attackers or if he was being tailed by another vehicle as he was traveling westward near a dirt road that leads off the highway. What is certain is that the gunmen who alighted their vehicle in pursuit of him spared no mercy.
Isani Cayetano
“The body of Giovanni Lauriano, Nose, as he was popularly known, was discovered some several hundred feet off the Western Highway. Lauriano was heading home to Hattieville when upon reaching near mile sixteen and a half he noticed that he was being followed by another vehicle. A single shot was fired and his vehicle careened off the highway. He then exited the vehicle and took off on foot. His attackers then pursued him and several other shots were fired.”
Lauriano was no stranger to the law. In fact his most recent brush dates back to January twenty-sixth when he was charged with customs offences for allegedly importing a firearm. A formal investigation into the murder has been launched but what police saw when they responded to the scene was his bullet riddled body. His assailants had taken him out execution style.
Margaret Cassanova, Sister of Murder Victim
Margaret Cassanova
“We know ih mi deh back and forth with the police yes, you know, but ih dah mi wah good bredda to wi and ih use to always dih deh fi we eena everything you know. When ih family deh sick or anything he always di deh fi assist we. Ih neva left we lone, you know, ih da mi a very mannerly person.”
But while his sibling remembers him as a kind and loving brother Lauriano, in his short lifetime, had amassed a string of criminal charges for activities ranging from burglary to weapons possession and even attempted murder. The news of his death came several hours after his mother, Rosalie Haylock-Lauriano, had received word of her father’s passing.
Rosalie haylock-lauriano
Rosalie Haylock-Lauriano, Mother of Murder Victim
“I got a phone call from a friend. He asked me “is it true that Giovanni died?” Ah say no. Ah say let me do a call. My nephew did a call and that’s the way we found out.”
Isani Cayetano
“When you got to the scene of this incident [uhm] the body was several hundred feet into the bushes. What was your immediate reaction as a parent learning of this tragedy?”
Rosalie Haylock-Lauriano
“Well first of all I must have sounded like a crazy woman but I prayed. I shouted for God to give me peace and comfort and strength and em, I wanted to see him but I was told that I had to go to the hospital. Mr. Jeffries was quite accommodating, quite understanding and em we followed and we went to the hospital and he allowed me to see the body and he also give me my son’s wedding ring in my hands.”
Lauriano had only gotten married about a year ago and had relocated to Hattieville with his wife and stepdaughter to start a life with his family. His body, police say, had what appeared to be several bullet holes to the head and one to his left side of his chest. On the ground next to him was one live nine millimeter round. His vehicle which was later towed out of the marsh it had run into was perforated on both sides. His longtime friend, who spoke with News Five under the condition of anonymity, attested that Nose was no angel.
Voice of: Friend of Giovanni Lauriano
“I will not stand here and say he was a saint because society has put him on the front page that he was not a saint. But he was a person who stand up for what he believed in. He was a person defensive when it comes to if you were trying to take advantage of him. That’s the type of person he is.”
Despite his criminal lifestyle his mother says he was brought up in a respectable home. The two, she said, shared a close relationship with each other and that he would often give advice and support her.
Rosalie Haylock-Lauriano
“He always stood by my side through thick and thin. I wasn’t there for him many times when he use to get into trouble when I know he was wrong but when I know he was right I supported him hundred percent.”
His old stomping ground, Brick City Barbershop on Mahogany Street, was today closed for business and word of his demise came as no surprise to his friends.
Voice of: Friend of Giovanni Lauriano
“The sudden death does not surprise, does not surprise us you know, because he was an individual who talked a lot about if he died this is what he want to do or not do you know. So it was not a surprise but it was a sudden shock the way it occurred, you know, to the whole, to his friends and family you know. Society has claimed Giovanni to be a notorious individual but if you know Giovanni up close and personally he does not seems to be that type of person.”
That person, nonetheless, may have made enemies along the way and those men exacted ruthlessly the price of his past in blood. Reporting for News Five, I am Isani Cayetano.
To the people on this page who are quoting bible verses in judgement, shame on you!you might want to take the sin out your own life’s before judging this man because just as he; we all have our day.weather you killed, lied, or steal the day will come when we stand in God’s court.Instead of saying he deserves what he got or reflecting on the things he did,Think about his wife and mother in pain that might read your nasty comments online.What are you doing for your community?sitting in your houses while the kids next door needs your guidance, then when the kids die you shrug your shoulders and blame their parents who do not know,and do not know the effort they put into thier children.To the thugs in here who things by this man dieing it is a good thing,remember that one day if you don’t but that hatred away we will be remenising your life.Remember Jesus didn’t just walk pass the drug dealers and the prostitute he walked with them.God Bless Giovanni’s family in this time of great sarrow.
i so glad this idiot is dead,he kill,rape,rob a lot of good people,i would like to sake the man hand that carry out this hit.but on a serious note i know believe they are arch angels in this world.i am sorry if fact i am not this also jack one nite when i was going to my car from the club he and two ods idiots… please arch angle do them oda two for me too God will for give you
Jiovanni was a big man with a big heart, He was a compassionate human being. People who don’t know him and only took the time to judge him will never know who he truely is. His smile brightened our day, his hug was comforting and reassuring. I remember just a month ago he gave me a hug to comfort me during our time of grief. His mother (a christian woman) was there to comfort us with her words. I suggest to people who are condeming Jov to show compassion for the loss of another human being . A life that could have been changed if our society was reaching out to these men, If our society is not providing means for our males to be productive and maintain their family crime will continue to increase.
Jiov I’m so far away but my thoughts and prayers are with your family. May you rest in Peace. Your gone but you will never be forgotten. Love you friend.
Wel i agree wit GOD NU SLEEP……finally he is dead he did a lot of ppl rong n every bad man hav dey day….n honestly he deserved 2 die a long time ago….how did his mother n family feel wen he was killin rapin n robbin ppl of dey love one n belonging dey didnt care n now dey feel it so dey no how other ppl felt wen he was doin dem rong i dont feel sorry 4 him n wen i heard he got gun down i said it was about time i didnt say another gud man gone!
To God nu sleep…. I’m glad that you made the distinction with your little god. We underdtand the god you serve. The God most of us serve is compassionate and forgiving. How ignorant and un educated you seem. Do yourself a favor. Pick up the Bible and read it, you might also need a dictionary to help you understand it. Once you’ve done that you’ll have a better understanding of who God really is. FOR YOUR INFORMATION GOD IS THE GIVER OF LIFE, HE DOESN’T TAKE LIFE.I understand this man did things that were wrong. His sins are in the open> what about yours? If someone were to pull back the curtains in your life what would we see? I believe among other things we’d see a piece of rock where your heart should be. Try a little compassion, you might find that it’s alright!
To Passion,
I suggest you change your name to bitterness, hateful, angry, venomous or maybe heartless.I think either of those fit you. Who died and appoint you judge for this young man?
lol,dats how a g get down
No one is judging him, the ones who killed him are the ones who judged him and decided he needed to be dead. Ppl are just merely making comments which they are entitled to. So attacking comments made by readers is useless. His family and friends who knew him needs to be putting their energy into cleaning up their neighborhoods and homes so this does not occur again. From the recent killings in Bze it is clear to be seen that involving yourself with criminals or criminal activity is not safe. When we see our loved ones making the wrong decisions we need to stop them.
This was a terrible way to die. Someone clearly wanted him dead this was no random shooting. So for those who knew him and loved him so much, put ur energy into finding out who he had beef what in order to give justice for your fallen brotha.
Done sey it Ms. Kim
BAD BOY — BAD BOY — What you gonna do ………. WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THEY COME FOR YOU?????
to Lashback you know what i said was ture he was no damn angel and in the bible it says you must love your neighbors as you love your self maybe he did all he could do for you and maybe he did all he could for his family but what he did to us to do good for you is the problem i have. I did not go out there looking for trouble he was the one that came knocking at my door he did injustice to me. He got what he deserve I feel sorry for his family and does of you who love him so much but what did you expect that he was going to live forever and continue hurting people that are working hard so he can live good? The only reason that he was only accused is because he allways found away to get off and you know how he did it. Bad police work
dont say bad to thoes who you dont no living with me or very close to me knows best stop the crimestop done with the envrous live and help each eather as bad as mr.louriano they say he give his harth to crist so when they atack him crist wos there with him and crist is the man who will judge.
louriano wos so loving maybe thos who new his dark side will have bad comments no one who do bad will do it in they family eyes so .no mother will say my son is bad he grew up with good family.so the devil wos out there controling him and that devil is thos who sending thos bad coments becaue you are the ones who suporting thes crime instead ending these crime. give advise to them if you dont even new them louriano is a person who will always lison to elders even younger person.but insted you all suported it bad comments is from the devil its self so stop the blood crime now..and love each other give your harth to crist like he does..
the louriano family will pray for the crime to end we all should pray for a new peacefull country.all belizean should pray for hope and peace..
@ passionsmart ……!!!!.u did’nt know the young man we know wat he did. every1 do sumting worng in there life so y judge???u cant judge one side of a story u need 2 know both sideb4