Police are still investigating Tanika Lemott's murder. Lemott was shot and killed on her way home early Sunday morning. This is after she and her friends had left the Christopher Martin concert at the ITVET. They all caught a taxi around 4 Sunday morning but as they passed the St. John's Vianney School on Fabers Road a vehicle came up behind them and opened fire - hitting Lemott in the chest and back and her friend Doris Gilharry in the chest. The taxi driver Jaime Villanueva was shot to the back. Gilharry, Villanueva and another friend Hanifa Flowers survived but Lemott didn't make it. Today police told us they have detained several other persons in connection with this murder.
ACP Chester Williams, OC - Southside ED "We have been following up on that murder investigation and the CIB personnel headed by Inspector Cowo has been out there canvassing the area and as well as other parts of Belize City to see what we can gather of evidential value to be able to move forward with the investigation. We did an operation this morning where we went after those persons who we believe are responsible and we have more persons in custody and we will continue our investigation around those persons to see what we can obtained to be able to move forward. It is a crime that we do want to solve. I do not believe that Ms. Lemott should have died the way she did and I would like to extend our condolences to her families. We know that they are saddened by her loss. She seems to have been a very joyous young lady and her life was taken away in an untimely manner and we really want to do our utmost best to solve this crime and we'll see what we can do."
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Police are still investigating Tanika Lemott's murder. Lemott was shot and killed on her way home early Sunday morning. This is after she and her friends had left the Christopher Martin concert at the ITVET. They all caught a taxi around 4 Sunday morning but as they passed the St. John's Vianney School on Fabers Road a vehicle came up behind them and opened fire - hitting Lemott in the chest and back and her friend Doris Gilharry in the chest. The taxi driver Jaime Villanueva was shot to the back. Gilharry, Villanueva and another friend Hanifa Flowers survived but Lemott didn't make it. Today police told us they have detained several other persons in connection with this murder.
will continue our investigation around those persons to see what we can obtained to be able to move forward. It is a crime that we do want to solve. I do not believe that Ms. Lemott should have died the way she did and I would like to extend our condolences to her families. We know that they are saddened by her loss. She seems to have been a very joyous young lady and her life was taken away in an untimely manner and we really want to do our utmost best to solve this crime and we'll see what we can do."