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Gibbs Was Marked For Death, But Why?
posted (March 19, 2018)
The weekend's murder marathon started off with the homicide of 30 year old Victor Gibbs. Gibbs was driving his grey Ford Escape on West Canal Street when a gunman approached and fired at him. Gibbs was hit to his left ear, shoulder, and both cheeks.

Now, police agree that it has all indications of a targeted attack - but why? After all, Gibb was not known to be in any gang.

But he has been in the news before for causing a death. Sahar Vasquez has the story:

Sahar Vasquez reporting
On Friday evening a silver Ford Escape was seen parked in the middle of West Canal. When police approached the vehicle they found the lifeless body of Victor Gibbs slouched over in the vehicle. He had been shot multiple times.

Gibbs was not gang affiliated but he did have an alleged manslaughter on his record.

On July 30th, 206 an allegedly intoxicated Gibbs rammed his Dodge Caliber vehicle unto the west Collet Canal sidewalk crushing well known public servant Emily Guy. Guy died the next day at the hospital.

So was his murder the revenge for that? Police say that is something they are still trying to decipher.

ASP Alejandro Cowo, OC-CIB Belize City
"The motive for this shooting we are still kind of puzzled. We know that Mr. Gibbs is not related to any of the gangs in Belize City. Yes we have information that he was involved in a previous accident where he was charged for somebody's death and that is an angle that police are looking at this moment."

Jules Vasquez, reporter
"There are persons in that family who I don't know to be involved in any gang. But certainly may live in a community that is gang affiliated community. Might it be a revenge for knocking down and killing Ms. Emily Guy?"

ASP Alejandro Cowo, OC-CIB Belize City
"We are looking at different possibilities as to what would have cause his death and as I told you we have questioned other family members to try to establish a motive or why is it that this happened to him."

Jules Vasquez
"Clearly it was an execution. It wasn't an accident from what I understand. Like it was a stray shot or so. Someone lay wait him, waited until he park."

Asp Alejandro Cowo
"Well what we understand was that yes he had left from his house on Mex Avenue, he went to buy at a shop near West Canal and as he left on the canal side whilst he was traveling on West Canal he was approached by a male person who fired a shot. We have several leads that we are following and as you said that is one of the possible leads to a motive in regards to the shooting."

At the time of his death, Gibbs was pending trial for manslaughter by negligence, two counts of negligent harm and one count of driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention.

Police have no one detained at this time.

Gibbs was a salesperson at Bennys. His family declined comment.

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