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Gunmen Kill Kneeling Tacos Vendor and Shoot Three Females
posted (July 28, 2014)
This morning patrons of the tacos lady near Atlantic Bank on Freetown Road - didn't see "Ms. Alida" there - and that's because she is in the KHMH intensive care unit fighting for her life.

Alida Ascencio was one of four victims in a brazen home invasion and shooting which left one man dead and three females with gunshot wounds. It happened at dawn on Saturday morning, when two men walked into a home on Mopan Street with the intent to rob the tacos vendor who was up early preparing chicken. But, instead of just robbery, they turned the gun on all four persons in the house. It's an act of gratuitous and excessive cruelty and Police told the media more today.

Daniel Ortiz reporting
At around 6:20 a.m., Police removed the body of 52 year-old Carlos Mayorga, about an hour and a half after he had been killed inside his Mopan Street House.

It was a bit too much for his family and friends to deal with, and after the body had been escorted out, they huddled together and consoled each other.

His death was the result of a gruesome crime. 2 armed gunmen barged into their home while they were putting together their ingredients for their tacos business.

Sr. Supt. Alden Dawson - OC, Police Precinct 1
"Police from Precinct 1 responded to a report of shots being fired at #47 Mopan Street. Upon their arrival at that resident they saw the lifeless body of Carlos Mayorga, 52 years old, a food vendor of the same address suffering from apparent gunshot wounds to the back of his neck, his left shoulder in a kneeling position inside his room at the foot of his bed. Also there were 3 other females."

Those females are 21-year-old Sejhan Avila, 19-year-old Karina Avila, and 42-year-old Alida Asencio. After the men robbed them of a substantial amount of money - which they handed over freely - one of the gunmen callously executed Mayorga. He then turned the gun on the others in the house and fired without conscience.

Sr. Supt. Alden Dawson - OC, Police Precinct 1
"Initial investigation revealed that these 4 persons were preparing food at that address when 2 male persons entered the home from the back door and made demand for money. They took all persons into the Mayorga room where they demanded money. He handed over a total of $2,000 - that was when he was ordered to kneel at the foot of the bed and one of the male person who were carrying a firearm - there were two persons; a short and a taller one, the short one who had in possession a firearm then pointed the gun at Mayorga and fired two shots which caught him one in the chest and one at the back of the head. He then pointed the gun single times at each females and fired a shot which led to the injury they are suffering."

"Mayorga succumb to his injuries while the other 3 females are in the hospital recovering. At this time we have 3 person in custody and the investigation is ongoing."

Of important note is that Carlos Mayorga was found in a kneeling position. He complied fully with the robbers, and so did the other women, yet they were still shot, even though the men got what they were after. He died from injuries to the back of neck and the left shoulder.

Police have detained three Belize City men, pending investigation. Reports say that Alida Ascencio received massive internal injury from the shot to her abdomen and remains in the intensive care unit.

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