Elderly Man Fatally Shot in Orange Walk; Police Investigate

A shooting incident just after midnight on Sunday in Orange Walk Town claimed the life of an elderly man and left another injured. 23-year-old Keyon Yearwood and 40-year-old Leon Tasher told police they were socializing on Monkey River Street when around 12:30 a.m. 60-year-old Norman Gillett arrived. The two claimed that shortly after, a man in a blue car approached Gillett, and an argument ensued during which the man walked to his vehicle, retrieved a firearm, and shot Gillett multiple times. Yearwood says he then rushed his brother and Gillett to the hospital and came under fire from the unknown assailant. However, police reviewed surveillance footage, and discovered that the statement provided by Yearwood and Tasher were untrue.  Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero briefed the media on the incident.

ACP Hilberto Romero, Officer Commanding Eastern Division: “On Sunday the 30th day of June 2024, police responded to a shooting incident at Monkey River Street in Orange Walk Town. Upon arrival they learned that two male persons had been shot. They were identified as Norman Gillett and Leon Tasher and were taken for medical treatment. Thereafter police visited the hospital where they learned that Norman Gillett had had passed away. Investigation revealed that they were at a yard at the address along with other persons when an SUV vehicle pull up, a person came out of the vehicle and fired several shots towards their direction causing the three fatal injuries to Norman Gillett and the injuries to Leon Tasher. The vehicle involving the shooting has been recovered and they have persons detained pending investigation.”

Gillett was pronounced dead at the Northern Regional Hospital.