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Supt. Dennis Arnold - OC, Corozal Police
"At about 10:45am this morning, a 54 year old male person came to the police station and made a report of shots being fired in the San Roman area. That's 3 and a half miles north east of Corozal town. Police visited the area and upon arrival saw two male person lying face up in a cane field with what appears to be a gunshot wound to the right side of the head. Whilst the person came to make the complaint on the two deceased were scattering fertilizer in the cane field. Apparently someone came out of the bushes and fired shots at them. The two persons stayed there and the other person got away and he was the one who came to make the complaint."

Reporter
"Sir from what you found on the scene, police some sort execution style maybe?"

Supt. Dennis Arnold - OC, Corozal Police
"Well the investigation is in the preliminary stage and I really don't want to speculate, but the two expended shells were found near both bodies."

Reporter
"And each body had just one bullet to the head?"

Supt. Dennis Arnold - OC, Corozal Police
"That's what we had observed, but the bodies are at the morgue awaiting a post mortem. Future checks by the doctor will reveal if there were more injuries sustained by the deceased."

Reporter
"Earlier you said that you ruled out robbery as a motive."

Supt. Dennis Arnold - OC, Corozal Police
"One of the deceased had a gold chain around his neck and he had his wallet with him."

Reporter
"Any possibilities we could get the names?"

Supt. Dennis Arnold - OC, Corozal Police
"Yes, one of the deceased name is Rogelio Rancharan, 42 years of Paraiso Village. The other is Vincente Cayuno, 58 years, laborer of San Adres village of the Corozal district."

Reporter
"Are they related?"

Supt. Dennis Arnold - OC, Corozal Police
"I really don't know if they are related. I believe that the complainant had made mention that they work for Mr. Rancharan."

No one has been detained, and no motive has been established - but it was not a robbery.