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Here's how the commander of the GSU put it yesterday:...

Supt. Mark Flowers, Commander, GSU
"We know that he is a Dangriga resident who have lived in Belize City and who is also closely associated, that is a suspected shooter, with the South Side gang."

And while that narrative seems straightforward, the man said to be the leader of the Southside Gangsters Wababa Norales called 7News today and told us the cops have it all wrong. Norales told our news Director Jules Vasquez that while he does have, quote, "controllance of Griga" end quote, he was in the city at the park at the time of the murder, and was as surprised as anyone else to hear about it. He says he doesn't know who is behind the murder - but acknowledged that Tillett has many enemies. He also said that while the Southside Gangsters have an ongoing rivalry with George Street so do many other gangs.

But, Norales went with his attorney Brian Neal to turn himself in today. He says this is because police are looking for him and have detained two of his brothers - and he doesn't want them harassing his family. But he says that he is very wary of police trying to take him to Dangriga to link him to the Tillett murder which he knows nothing about.

His attorney Bryan Neal told us why he accompanied his client to police:..

Bryan Neal, Attorney for Wababa Noralez
"I got a call from him this morning saying that he was to hand himself in. I told him to visit my office, which he did and I made arrangements with Officer Caliz of the GSU to hand him in. the main issue for him, being that he is being associated with the death of Gerald Tillet, and once that becomes the word in the street then your life is in danger, that is the sad reality. We felt that it was best to hand him in to the police to let the police protect him and start their investigation."

Daniel Ortiz
"Sir, what does that process entail and what assurances were given to you about your client's safety and constitutional rights?"

Bryan Neal, Attorney for Wababa Noralez
"Within 3 minutes I can say that the GSU took him from the GSU office in Newtown Barracks and they took him to a location which I will not disclose for his own safety and they will begin the process of investigating the crime. What I want to say is I am instructed to say that Mr. Noralez was in Belize City. He has several alibi witnesses and has said that he has nothing to do with the death of Gerald Tillet, absolutely nothing."

Daniel Ortiz "There might be the suggestion that he is some lead figure in South Side gangs and he uses his influence to cause the death of Mr. Gerald Tillet. Has he given you instructions on that particular issue?"

Bryan Neal, Attorney for Wababa Noralez
"He was in Belize City as I said, he had absolutely nothing to do with it, he has no knowledge of it and he is quite upset that people have labelled him as some leader of some South Side gangsters. He has nothing to do with this crime and we hope that the investigation will reveal that and that he is released within 48 hours which is his constitutional right. The main thing now is that, having been associated with this crime, he feels that his life is in danger for something that he didn't do."

Neal told us that he and Wababa Noralez are hoping that he will be investigated, and that police will release him in 48 hours after confirming that he has no connection to the Shiney Tillett murder.