Yesterday we told you about the death of 43 year old Gilberto Najarro, a farmer of Paraiso Village. He was gunned down over a stolen bicycle. It was an excessive response to a petty accusation and while the trigger was pulled on Monday, this story begins on Sunday. Najarro and another were working on the farm, when two men - a father and a son- appeared at the farms accusing them of stealing their bicycles. They threatened to seriously harm the men if they didn't return the bicycles. And they did. The very next day, on Monday the son returned with a handgun and shot Najarro dead.
Corozal Police say they know exactly who they are looking for, however they are not releasing any names. In an interview yesterday the wife of the deceased expressed her grief and said that the only thing she wishes now is that authorities can exact justice on the person that did this. She appeared off camera:
Voice of: Wife of the deceased
"He doesn't have any enemies. He was just at the farm when two men arrived claiming that he took their bicycles. He said no he didn't take it, and so the other man threatened him with a machete. He also said he had machetes and guns. They just continued cutting cane."
"Here, since everyone knows him, he doesn't have any problems. Sometimes he drinks but he doesn't get into problems. And well he just chops cane."
"Well what I would hope is that the men that did this are found and punished. Because it always happened that people are murdered and police doesn't do anything. All they say is it's under investigation, it's under investigation and nothing ever happens. The police had told me that they know who did it but that's all they told me."
Yesterday the father of the alleged shooter turned himself in and the last update we got from police was that they had gotten word that the son was supposed to turn himself in today. But that has not occurred. Police are still seeking the alleged shooter.
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