And while Aragon is determined to bring down the total, Commissioner Whylie says he's not happy with the current figure. He said gang activity was the main driver for the high murder rate:...
Allen Whylie, Commisioner of Police
"Any murder is a murder too much. Of course we are not happy in terms of the level of murders we've had."
Jules Vasquez, reporter
"Is there any indication so far of what is driving this high number of murders this year? What's the main driver?"
Allen Whylie, Commisioner of Police
"Well you know we have some upsurge in terms of gang rivalry as well as inter-gang rivalry fueled by the fight over turf for the sale of drugs and I think that contributed significantly in terms of the Belize District. We've also seen where a few incidents occurred during robberies and there are a few indeed from domestic violence. But I think the majority of the incidents were gang related, so to speak."
Email
Print