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Man Charged For Murder and Shooting
posted (February 27, 2020)

On Monday we told you that a 33-year-old man died and a 61-year old woman was shot at the hands of two gunmen on a motorcycle. And today one of those men, 22-year-old Dion White, was read 5 charges, including murder when he appeared in the court of Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts Anderson. 

The Charge of murder is for the death of Walter Ezeikel Usher, 33, aka “Zeke" who was the intended targeted of the shooting. The charges of attempted murder, dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm are for 61-year-old Joyce Edwards, the passenger of a passing car who was shot to the head. Finally, White was read a charge of aggravated assault for 19-year-old Gregory Williams, another passenger in the same car. Williams was unhurt; he dodged the bullet that became lodged in his seat. Â 

White has been remanded to the Belize Central Prison until April 30th. His accomplice, the second suspect in the shootings, remains at large. 

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