Belize City Taxi Driver Chased and Gunned Down

The third murder of the weekend occurred in the Kings Park area of Belize City. It happened on Friday night, and the victim was thirty-year-old Nigel Williams. Williams was driving along Dunn Street towards Saint Thomas Street when he was approached by a male person and shot at, causing him to lose control of his car and crash into the drain. Williams exited his vehicle and attempted to flee but was pursued by the shooter and ultimately killed. Here’s News Five’s Britney Gordon with the full story.

 

Britney Gordon, reporting

Last Friday, the quiet of the night was disturbed as a series of gunshots rained down on the vehicle of thirty-year-old Nigel Williams. We spoke to the police for more details on the incident.

 

A.C.P. Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division

“On Friday, the twenty-second day of March, around ten fifty-two p.m., police responded to a shooting incident on Saint Thomas Street. Upon the arrival, they found Nigel Williams with gunshot injuries. He was taken to the KHMH where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Information is that Nigel Williams was in the area in a vehicle. And as he tried to turn a lane, he was approached by a male person who fired several shots towards his direction. Nigel Williams ran from that area, and he ended up by the stoplights on Saint Thomas Street where he collapsed and that is where police recovered his body. The vehicle was found in a drain in the area with bullet holes. An investigation was carried out and since then we have arrested and charged Tyreke Supal, twenty-three years for the crime of murder.”

 

Twenty-three-year-old Tyreke Supal has been arrested for the murder, and while police say that both men were known to them, they have yet to establish a motive for the crime.

 

Hilberto Romero

“We have not established a motive. He was in the area visiting his girlfriend when he was targeted.”

 

Reporter

“Considering that he doesn’t live there, was the suspect lay-waiting him?”

 

Hilberto Romero

“That is the information we have. As soon as he turned a lane in the area, the person was there with the firearm and fired shots towards him.”

 

Reporter

“Do police have any information that these two may have been in contact prior?”

 

Hilberto Romero

“No, we don’t.”

 

Hipolito Novelo

“He’s not known to police? The victim?“

 

Hilberto Romero

“Yes, he is known, yes.”

 

Reporter

“And is the suspect known to police as well?”

 

Hilberto Romero

“The suspect is known to police as well”

 

Williams was a father of two, described as a loving and caring father and husband. His wife, Jessica Williams, stated that she has no idea why anyone would target her husband, as he was a joyful and well-beloved member of the community.

 

Britney Gordon

“Do you know if there could be any possible motive that anyone would want to target your husband?”

 

On the phone: Jessica Williams, Wife of Victim

“Honestly, no. He was loved by so many It was, it was a shock. We didn’t know of there being any issues with anybody for anything. We understood that he was doing taxi. He enjoyed life. He loves to party, and he loves seeing people have a good time. So, there is really nothing that I would say anyone knew, regarding why this would happen.”

 

She said that Williams came from a very large family, which he prioritised in everything he did. He was the father of two sons—a fifteen-month-old and an eleven-year-old—from a previous relationship.

 

On the phone: Jessica Williams

“He was my slice of heaven or another way to say it, heaven on this side of earth. So he was a caring individual. He was loving. He was very adamant about me and ensuring that I was safe. No one could do any harm to me. So he, he was just that type of guy. He wanted to make sure everyone was good. He is very big hearted for his family, his nieces, his nephews, always taking them to the water, always, when we lived down in Corozal, coming up to city, picking them up and bringing them, you know, giving them an experience. Easter holiday was one of the many times of the year we all got together as a family and just, hung out and spent time and he just enjoyed it. Family, he was a very family friendly man.”

 

As Williams and her family are currently living abroad, she has started a GoFundMe in order to cover the cost of them flying over for the funeral as well as the funeral expenses.

 

On the phone: Jessica Williams

“We just put out the request, just because there is his mother that’s here in states and a couple of his siblings, myself, my son, of course his in laws off my side that all have to travel in. And also, we have to cover the cost of the funeral. So, while we’re covering our expenses to travel in, we’re just reaching and asking for those who want to show love and support stateside who can’t go, who wants to be a contributor of our final farewell. We’re just asking and giving the opportunity for people to share their love monetarily and send them off the way he should.”

 

Britney Gordon for News Five.