Today the man who allegedly chopped Elmer Salazar to death is in police custody. According to reports, Efrain Martinez and several other employees of Belize Marine and Mooring Service got into an argument with Salazar on Monday. It escalated and Martinez brutally attacked Salazar with a machete and then fled in a stolen vehicle. Martinez evaded police for a day, but eventually turned himself in - to the Commissioner of Police no less. The head of CIB told us more about the incident today...
ASP Alejandro Cowo - Head, CIB
"The chopping death of Elmer Yobany Salazar, 43-years Guatemalan of an Antelope Street address, which occurred on Monday the 28th of January. Sometime after 4:55pm police visited Belize Marine and Mooring Services located at 4 1/2 miles on the George Price Highway where upon arrival they observed Mr. Salazar on the ground lying and suffering from several chop wounds to the body. He was transported to the KHMH where he died half an hour later, whilst receiving treatment. What police gathered so far is that Mr. Salazar had arrived at that location where he had a confrontation with several workers from that marine service and as a result one of the male persons was inflicted several chop wounds at him. The male person then made good his escape and on yesterday's date he hand over himself to the police."
Reporter
"In making good in his escape, the suspect take off in a vehicle that was driven at the time by the deceased.
ASP Alejandro Cowo
"He took a vehicle that belonged to the Belize Marine and Mooring Services and that is what he used to escape from that area."
Reporter
"So, so far there's no indication what the fight - the heated argument - was about? That lead to him being chopped?"
ASP Alejandro Cowo
"What we understand. He just went there, he was an ex-employee of that location and he arrived and just began to argue with most of the workers that were there."
Salazar appeared in court today and was remanded to prison.
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