There was a murder in San Pedro Town early this morning. 30-year-old tour guide Jeffery EILEY was killed at around 2:00 am -shot to death, apparently as an act of revenge for a fight on the beach earlier on. Police broke up that fight, and sent both sides their separate ways. But, at the corner of Angel Coral Street, a short distance from his home, Eiley was attacked, beaten and then shot at close range. The injuries were only to his arms, and he ran from his attackers, who kept firing at him. He collapsed a fair distance away and was found still alive and taken to the town polyclinic. He died at 3:30 am, and his body was brought to Belize City for transfer to the morgue at 5:30 am. Today we spoke to his aunt Patty Arceo:..
Patty Arceo
"We understand that 2:30 this morning he was ambushed going home by two persons, one of them I understand has been detained and the thing is that they riddled his body with 3 bullets, I mean these are thing that I don't even think Belize City we hear, but it goes to show that violence is not just in Belize City but its throughout the country and unfortunately it is our back yard San Pedro."
"Jeffrey is a young man that goes out with his peers and friends out there in San Pedro, many times they are invited by the same tourists to stay out and have fun around with them. I was not there in San Pedro, but totally shocked because we know Jeffery not to be that type of person. For gangs and things like that. no, I am not aware."
We note that police tell the San Pedro Sun that he was only shot three times: below the left and right elbows and to the right tricep. Police found 11 expended shells on the scene. According to the San Pedro Sun, police have a suspect, Rafael Juarez who they believe has fled the island.
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