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Just like their counterparts in Belize City, San Ignacio Police are also at a loss as to who killed fifty three year old Red Creek Village resident Felix Cocom. The only difference in this homicide is that the victim is no innocent individual and it is not known if his long list of run ins with the law that involved numerous robberies and burglaries may have something to do with his killing.

But police say Felix Cocom was shot multiple times to the chest and stomach area. The body was discovered at a farm in the lower Barton Creek area yesterday afternoon. Authorities suspect Cocom had been killed the day before because when the body was discovered it was already in state of decomposition. From what was observed on site, police also strongly believe that is not where Felix Cocom was killed.

According to reports there was no presence of blood, or signs of a struggle and investigators did observe tire tracks they believe were made by the vehicle that dumped the body. According to San Ignacio Police the investigation into the homicide is very preliminary and due to the victim’s long criminal record there are many angles to this case.

Felix Cocom had recently been linked to several thefts that have been occurring in the Mennonite community and other areas in the Cayo District.