Right now, Belmopan Police are investigating the early morning murder of 55 year-old Jelion De Leon, a Naturalized Belizean from Camalote who was killed about a mile away from his home. His body was discovered just after midnight last night front of the Cedar Hill Ranch.

We have been reliably informed that he left his house yesterday evening, and about 8 hours later, the watchman of this farm heard the guard dogs barking. Shortly after that, he heard several gunshots. When he looked out, he saw a white pickup parked at the entrance here. The police were called in, and they found De Leon’s body, here, at the corner of the fence. He had what appeared to be a large cut wound to the neck, and gunshot wounds to head and left shoulder. The white vehicle, a Dodge Dakota extra-cab, which the watchman saw before the gunshots, was also found parked next to the body.

Today, we spoke to his family who told us that they are unable to grant any interviews to the press because it is too emotional for them at this time. We’ve learned that De Leon was originally from El Salvador. 

We also spoke with the owners of the Cedar Hill Ranch, who told us that his murder is not in anyway connected to them. The suspicion at this time is that De Leon’s killers chose this location because it is a remote and very dark location. There are no streetlights nearby. De Leon’s death in front of their compound was a somewhat of a blemish on the Cattle Ranch’s official opening, which happened this evening at around 3 p.m.