Dwayne Myers
Dwayne Myers became the second victim of murder over the weekend when he was shot and killed inside his car in Punta Gorda Town, Toledo on Saturday, April 24. He became the municipality’s second murder victim in the span of two days, following the murder of Kevonn Wade, creating much concern among the residents of that normally calm Southern town.
49-year-old Myers had just parked near a bus stop when he was killed, just minutes before 8:00 p.m. Two persons on a motorcycle approached Myers and opened fire, resulting in multiple injuries to the body which would cost him his life. Police were called to the scene and encountered his bullet-riddled body inside the vehicle. He was transported to the Punta Gorda Community Hospital but died while undergoing treatment for his injuries. Police have since canvassed the scene and found two types of ammunition used in this murder.
Kevonn Wade
On the night of Thursday, April 22, a resident of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo was shot and killed as he sat on his verandah. Less than a week later, police believe that they have found the responsible party, a 16-year-old minor. That minor has since been arrested and charged for the crime of murder in the presence of a social worker.
His victim, 37-year-old Kevonn Wade, was sitting on the verandah of his home located near Uno Gas Station on Main Street at around 7:30 p.m. when shots rang out, with residents recounting hearing the echoes of as many as six gunshots. In the aftermath, Wade, originally from the Western Paradise community located in the Belize District, lay motionless on the ground. Police were quick in their response, but despite their rapid reaction, the gunman had already fled the area and Wade was pronounced dead on arrival at the Punta Gorda Polyclinic. Surveillance video from the scene shows the shooter, fleeing on foot.
April, 2021
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Apr 26, 2021
Dwayne Myers
Two days after the murder of Kevonn Wade, shots rang out once again in Punta Gorda, about a quarter mile away; near the welcome sign to the municipality. Dwayne Myers was sitting in his vehicle when he was killed. Today, we asked Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Myvett about the incident and if Myers’ murder is related to other recent killings in P.G.
ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch
“Around 8:10 p.m., police were also called to an area along the seaside at the entrance of Punta Gorda Town where they observed one Dwayne Myers, forty-nine years, sitting inside his white car with apparent gunshot injuries. He was immediately rushed to the Punta Gorda Community Hospital where he died whilst undergoing treatment. What the police know so far is that Mister Myers had just reached the area and parked near a bus stop when he was approached by two male persons on a motorcycle who came and fired several shots a
Apr 26, 2021
Kevonn Wade
Last Thursday night, Kevonn Wade was shot dead on his veranda in Punta Gorda by a gunman who came up to his property on Main Street and opened fire. Surveillance cameras in the area caught images of the gunman as he fled the area on foot. Over the weekend, police charged one person for the crime, which may have been ordered by someone else.
ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch
“Police investigation so far has led to the detention and charge of a sixteen-year-old minor from Belize City for the crime of murder.”