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Fugitives Dead In San Pedro Sula, Honduras
posted (September 29, 2010)
Alexander Edwards and Bejamin Peters were two men wanted for the March 31st armed robbery at Scotiabank in Spanish lookout. Police said it was a massive criminal conspiracy, and 7 people were charged but three of the wanted men went on the run: they are, Alex Edwards, Bejamin Peters and Gabriel Salazaar.

Well the families of Peters and Edwards have confirmed that they have been informed that their loved ones were killed in Honduras - reportedly in the attempted robbery of a bus in the San Pedro Sula area on Sunday. The family of Alex Edwards in San Pedro had a wake last night and his grandfather Frank Edwards confirms that a funeral was held for him today in San Pedro Sula.

Benjy Peters's mother has told persons in Cayo that she has been told to pick up her son's body in San Pedro Sula. There are reports that Gabriel Salazaar was also wounded in the shooting, but that is unconfirmed.

According to reports published at the time Edwards, Salazaar and Peters played central roles in orchestrating, arranging logistics and executing the Scotiabank robbery.

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