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Did Brandon Veer Into Enemy Territory?
posted (October 23, 2019)
Last night we told you how Brandon Bennett was shot and killed and his body thrown on the Vista Del Mar Boulevard in Ladyville. It is believed to be a gang related killing.

Today ACP Myvette shared what police know about the last moments of Brandon Bennet's life - which includes an excursion into gang territory.

ACP Joesph Myvette
"Sometime shortly after 8:00 pm on Monday police were called to an area on Vista del Mar boulevard. Where they saw he apparent lifeless body of a male person with apparent gunshot wounds and he was later identified as Brandon Bennet, 24 years of a Louise Bevans address in Belize City. So far we are following several leads and during the course of the investigation we also determined that Bennett had left his home on Louise Bevans street sometime shortly after 7:00pm on foot and made his way to the Supal street area, as a result of that we are following several leads in that area. Police are on the ground conducting our investigation in that area."

"We are looking at some gang issues but yes indeed we have not been able to determine a clear motive."

Reporter:
"Would you say he was in rival gang territory when he went to Supal street?"

ACP Joesph Myvette
"He was just passing through that area from what has been gathered so far."

Bennet had been shot in 2017 and had many run in's with the law before that.

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