A man has been arraigned for the murder of Mirna Young. The 58 year old grandmother was killed on the 18th of September inside her Santa Elena, Cayo home. A gunman chased her son and a friend inside the yard, and when they ran, he turned his gun to the inside of the home and fired more than a dozen shots. Young watched her 8 year old granddaughter dodge a bullet shortly before being shot in he chest.
Tonight police say they have the shooter. He is allegedly 28 year old Jahnon Trapp of Esperanza Village. Trapp has been remanded to the Belize Central prison - where Mirna Young's son Jorge Galindo is also on remand. Her murder is believed to have been a retaliation for the murder Galindo is accused of.
Police have reportedly held mediation sessions with the two warring gangs in this area.
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