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Melecio Gonzalez was killed in front of his family on Sunday in Yalbac Village. The main suspect was his close friend Maximiliano Williams. Police had been looking for him and even released a wanted poster. But the manhunt ended last night when Williams killed himself. Yesterday evening around 5:00, one of his friends called police and told them that Williams had just left him when he heard a gunshot ring out. When police arrived, they found Williams’ body on the side of the Yalbac road with a gunshot wound to the chest and the shot gun by his side. Today San Ignacio police gave us more details via phone.

Supt. Richard Rosado - OC, San Ignacio
"Based on information received of a shooting incident in Yalbac Village in the Cayo district, a team of police officers visited the scene where the lifeless body of a dark complexion male person was seen lying face up a few feet from the main road in Yalbac, the body had an apparent gunshot wound to the left side of the chest and a 16 gauge shotgun was seen beside the body of the deceased. The body was later identified as Maximiliano Williams of Yalbac village who was wanted in connection with the murder of Melencio Gonzalez of Yalbac , the scene was processed and statements have been recorded , the body was later transported  to the San Ignacio Community Morgue where it awaits a post mortem."

Courtney Weatherburne
"Sir have you spoken to residents or family members about this incident? Did Mr. Williams tell them that he was planning to take his own life because of what he did to his friend Gonzalez?"

Supt. Richard Rosado - OC, San Ignacio
"Well yesterday during the course of the morning, we received a call from a female who stated that she is a family relative of Maximiliano Williams who got in touch with them and he was somewhat distressed and informed them that he wanted to take his own life and the family was concerned that he would actually carry out what he said, so we sent a team of police officers there but we could not locate him during the morning. The case file for both incidents will be completed and forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions office for her advice and then we will proceed from there but we will continue with the investigation as normal and then the file will be forwarded."

Police say they also got a report from a friend that Williams had called him over on Monday night but he never did go to the village to see Williams.  Williams is originally from Punta Gorda.