And while that was Saturday night in San Pedro, 24 hours earlier, Belize City saw a murder on Friday night. 40 year old Paul Rubio Morgan was killed in what police believe is a gang related execution. His family couldn't talk to us today, but police told us that they are looking at an underworld angle:...
Supt. Hilberto Romero, O.C., Crimes Investigation Branch
"Initial investigation reveal that he was in a vehicle on King Street on the passenger side when he was approached by a lone gunman who fired shots at him causing the said injuries."
Jules Vasquez
"Are you all aware if his murder had anything to do with the underworld trade in narcotics?"
Supt. Hilberto Romero
"At this time we have not established a clear motive. That is one of the leads we are following up on. He had been charged before for drug trafficking and that case is before the court. Perhaps we are looking at another angle gang affiliated, but we are still working on establishing a clear motive."
We note that Paul Rubio Morgan has a case pending in court where he is accused of trafficking 48 pounds of marijuana. In May of 2014, police say they had to pursue him and another man in a pickup where the weed was stashed.
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