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On last night's newscast, we told you about the murder in Unitedville, Cayo of 21 year-old Kevin Taylor Jr. Well, police have made quick arrests in that case, and the men who now stand accused of that crime are Cayo Residents 25 year-old Brian Belle and 32 year-old Tyrone Gongora Rushford.

These men were among those who were detained shortly after Taylor was stabbed and killed, and after gathering their evidence, police say that Belle and Gongora-Rushford are the men who attacked him. They will be arraigned and remanded at the earliest convenience.

As we told you, on last Friday night, at around 9:30 p.m., Taylor was involved in a fight with 2 men in front of a shop within the village. During that altercation, the men stabbed Taylor in the back and the chest, and after he was rushed to the Western Regional Hospital, he died shortly after.

And in relation to the murder of 21 year-old Jose Luis Umana on Saturday night, police have arrested and charged a 16 year-old minor with murder.

Umana was gunned down at the corner of Hyde's Lane and New Road just before 9. He was shot in the center of his head, and doctors worked to save his life for 55 minutes. Unfortunately, the injury was too severe, and he passed away.