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Why Was Suar Slain?
posted (January 11, 2016)
At the top of the news tonight, we told you about the murder of Belmopan taxi driver, Yoni Maas. He was found on Sunday, but another cab driver, 28 year old Isidro Suar was found on Friday night in the Piccini area in Belmopan - his body had been flung in some bushes near Chon Saan Restaurant. Today police told us how they found the body and also how they caught up with the culprits shortly after. We also spoke to Suar's brother and he told us his brother deserves justice.

Insp. Stephanie Grinage - Deputy Commissioner, Belmopan Division
"On Friday 8th, January about 11:15pm. Belmopan police responded to a distress call of shots being fired in the George Price area Piccini site. On arrival at the area, police discovered a young man, apparently dead, a lifeless body, identified as Isidro Suar, 28 yrs., Belizean taxi driver of a Sanvapan area with 4 apparent gunshots wounds to his body. He was taken to the Western Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Shortly after the incident Belmopan police quick thinking and coordination of Belmopan Police, the Belmopan quick response team and special branch intercepted a taxi in Ontario Village, where 3 occupants were in. One managed to escape and the other 2 were detained. The person that was detained was searched and he was found with 12 live. 38 rounds and along with a female minor. A .22 pistol was also found along with 3 live rounds in the area. At this time we're looking at robbery and the investigators like I said are still doing their job but at this."

Felipe Suar - Brother
[Translated] "Well I think, they wanted to rob him and they had it planned to rob him and kill him. My brother was a fighter, he worked to bring in money for his kids and his wife. He was a man who everyone knew in all this area. A man who fights to see how he and his family can live honorably. I think those people who did this to my brother need to be dealt with. These men need to get the full force of the law. He never got into trouble, he was a calm and the testament of people who knew him can say what type of man he was."

Jorge Romero - Taxi Man & Friend
"I got to know Mr. Isidro because he used to deliver pizza in a little motorcycle. He used to pass in front of UB offering pizza. So we used to talk a little bit with him when I realized that I saw him out here running taxi. I said, well it's a next friend, a next colleague, a next guy giving to the service of Belmopan. I said, well its good and how I got to know him."

Suar was shot behind the right ear and to his right side and back.

The 2 persons charged are Lincoln Bejerano and a 17 year old minor. They were both charged with Kept ammunition without a gun license, kept firearm without a gun license as well as robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. As you heard, there were 3 persons in Suar's taxi when police intercepted it in Ontario - 1 person escaped.

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