A shooting incident in a relatively quiet neighbourhood off Fabers Road in Belize City has claimed the life of another teen. Contrary to reports from the police, nineteen-year-old Paul Bood was clinging to life at the K.H.M.H. since Saturday evening, and this morning, he succumbed to gunshot injuries to the head and upper body. Today, […]
Paul Bood died exactly one week after their daughter celebrated her first birthday. The Bood and Singh families are devastated by his death. Sade speaks about the trauma, saying she never believed something like this would have happened to her family. Sade Singh, Girlfriend of Deceased “Last week he was here with us, now […]
Investigations continue into the shooting death of fifteen year old Dwayne Gabourel who was gunned down in his neighbourhood shop as he went to buy bread on Saturday in Belize City. Gabourel died on Monday. Police told news five today they quote “have detainees” but no one has been officially charged. So far no motive […]
A memorial has been erected in honor of fifteen-year-old Dwayne Gabourel, who was gunned down in Belize City on the evening of September twenty-fifth. The third form business student at St. John’s College was loved by his classmates and teachers. This morning, they placed a monument at the entrance of Landivar Campus to fondly remember […]
News Five today spoke with Belizean Ambassador to Mexico Oscar Arnold about the reports of another two Belizean nationals killed in neighboring Mexico. Ambassador Arnold says that his office has also received these reports and they are awaiting confirmation on the identities of the bodies and whether they are in fact Belizeans. So far, no one […]
While no arrests have been made in the murder of Dwayne Gabourel, up north in Corozal, Xiabe resident Abel Cowo has been charged for the murder of Aldo Cowo. While both the victim and the accused carry the same surname, police say that they are not related. What police investigation suggests at this time, however, […]
While Brandon Baptist joined several others from the Backa Lands and PIV gangs on Monday morning to denounce the senseless murder of Dwayne Gabourel, what they didn’t know was that a team of officers was descending on this Police Street residence, reportedly armed with a search warrant. They were there to retrieve material from a […]
He was a son, a student, a friendly young man who never got in trouble and just wanted to play basketball. One glance at his picture, or a moment listening to him deliver an SJC speech via Facebook, and we instantly recognize Dwayne Gabourel as one of our own. His death, like seven other minors […]
The senseless murder of Dwayne Gabourel has incensed the Belizean community, prompting the Belize Police Department to take additional measures in addressing the pervasive gang violence that has taken hold of Belize City. While the Commissioner of Police did not disclose those measures, he gave his word that all resources will be expended in solving […]
Prime Minister John Briceño returned to Belize on Saturday, following a trip to New York where he addressed the United Nations General Assembly on a range of issues, including climate change as well as the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will have more from his UN speech elsewhere in the newscast. This afternoon, however, […]
The St. John’s College community is reeling from the death of young Dwayne Gabourel, even as they are still coming to terms with the mid-August attack on a fellow schoolmate, fifteen-year-old Kassman Gill, who was also shot during an armed attack on Magazine Road. Gill, who was preparing to enter third form, is still hospitalized […]
This morning, a group of individuals from the Lake Independence area came out condemning the recent killings of innocent young persons, including the most recent shooting death of fifteen-year-old Dwayne Gabourel. These men, who are known to have run-ins with the law for the alleged involvement in gangs, say that the gun-wielding youths of today […]
Regional Commander of Eastern Division, Doctor Richard Rosado also confirmed that the group responsible for the killing of Gabourel was not a part of the recent truce brokered last week between PIV and BLC. Nevertheless, there are increased patrols across the city and those who are perpetrating crimes will be dealt with. Dr. Richard […]
There is another murder to report. Up north in Corozal Town, a brazen gunman approached and executed Aldo Cowo in front of his family. The deceased was reportedly in front of his house with family members in the Baeza Layout area when the gunman came out of the bushes and fired the fatal blast from […]
Police are waiting for further confirmation of reports that two Belizeans have been killed in Chetumal, Mexico. Over the weekend, information surfaced that the men – one from San Pedro and the other from Corozal Town – had travelled to neighbouring Mexico, but were robbed and executed. Their names will not be disclosed at this […]
Following the shooting of Dwayne Gabourel on Saturday evening, shots rang out in the vicinity of Madam Liz Avenue off Fabers Road in south side Belize City. Alex Faber and Paul Bood were targeted by a gunman around 6:25 p.m. The investigation so far has revealed that the shooting is a result of infighting among […]
Police are officially speaking on the shooting incident on Simon Lamb Street last Thursday, in which three persons were injured. Kareem Young, Emanuel Wesby, and Camryn Briceño were shot when a gunman in a red car opened fire in the area. Staff from Chon Saan Palace on Kelly Street quickly responded to rush the victims […]
During news time on Thursday night, shots rang out on Simon Lamb Street in north side Belize City. Surveillance cameras in the area captured residents scattering and trying to escape any stray bullets during the shooting. It is believed that the gunman took aim at a resident of the Kelly Street area. Three persons were […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also gave us an update in the murders of two teenage minors earlier this week. On Wednesday morning, fifteen-year-old Niccanor Fermin was executed in the Vista del Mar community in Ladyville after a black SUV was seen in the area. It is believed that the murder is gang-related, but at […]
On Sunday evening, seventeen-year-old Michael Henry was fatally injured during a drive-by shooting at the roundabout near the intersection of Fabers Road and the George Price Highway. He was inside a vehicle along with four other persons when a black SUV drove up and fired multiple shots. Rudolph Gladden was also injured during that shooting. […]
A ceasefire has been brokered between two Belize City gangs with a history of enmity that has seen many lives lost on both sides of that bitter rivalry. On Wednesday evening, the Leadership Intervention Unit, headed by William Dawson, brought together members of the PIV and Backa Lands gangs to iron out a peace treaty. […]
An armistice between those feuding groups in Lake Independence is nothing new. In fact, over the years, we have covered several initiatives undertaken by the Belize Police Department, through the Mahogany Street Precinct, where both gangs have come together at Christmas time to give back to the community. So will a truce between Backa Lands […]
Fifteen-year-old Niccanor Fermin became the latest victim of gang violence when he was executed and dumped in an overgrown area near the entrance to Vista del Mar on Wednesday morning. Police were alerted to shots being fired in the area sometime around ten a.m. and when they responded to the scene, they discovered the lifeless […]
Several months ago, Fermin’s mother had reached out to the Belize Police Department, as well as the Wagner’s Youth Facility to secure a scholarship opportunity for her son. While that did not work out, Director William Dawson did come into contact with the young man. William Dawson, Leadership Intervention Unit “In the past three […]
The Department of Youth Services is critical in providing the kind of assistance that is needed to intervene in the lives of young men who choose a life of crime. DYS has been working closely with the Leadership Intervention Unit to help these at-risk youths. This afternoon, Director Kevin Cadle announced that a Memorandum of […]
