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City Man’s Found Dead At Vista Del Mar
posted (October 22, 2019)
A man was shot and killed and his body thrown on the Vista Del Mar Boulevard in Ladyville in what is believed to be a gang related killing.

The victim is 27 year old Belama Resident Brandon Bennett. Last night around 8:00, a man spotted Bennett's body on the Vista Del Mar Boulevard in a pool of blood and alerted the police. Bennett had been shot in the head. We do not have much information at this time regarding what Bennett was doing in Ladyville and what the motive for his murder is, but we found out a bit more about his character. He had participated in Diane Finnegan's apprenticeship program and we spoke with her via phone today about Bennett.

Voice of: Diana Finnegan
"He came to the office and ask to register into the program, because he was living a lifestyle that he wanted to get out of and he wanted a job, he wanted to work and so while in the apprenticeship program I think it was 2 years ago that he was shot on his way to where he was taking a training and which shows his interest in wanting to improve himself and become a better person. Nicest individual you would find. He is somebody that you can talk to, he would listen to you. So this morning when Tanya, my secretary from the Youth Apprenticeship Program, a pass apprentice herself sent me that and early this morning it was the last thing I expected to receive. I said no Tanya, I said are you sure and she said yes. So herself was in shock because Brandon is such a tease, a playful individual, mannerly, but like always when he would stop in to the office or so it's a pleasure. Just the hardest kind of news that you could ever get."

According to Bennett's mom, he didn't have any kids. He was linked to one of the city gangs and was shot in 2017 on the Belcan Bridge.

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