Camalote Man Charged in Belmopan Daylight Murder

A twenty-five-year-old Camalote resident, Wilhem Coye, is now behind bars at the Belize Central Prison, charged with the murder of delivery truck driver Mark Anthony Gabourel. The brazen daylight attack has shaken Belmopan, sparking talk of offering reward money for tips that could lead to an arrest. Tonight, police confirm a second suspect is in custody, and the investigation is still underway.

 

ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer

“On Friday ninth January, 2026, police formally arrested and charged twenty-five-year-old Wilhem Coye, a Belizean labourer of Camalote Village, Cayo District for the crime of murder. A second person is in police’s custody in relation to this incident, and the public will be advised as to the status of the investigation in relation to that person in due course. The investigations and the retrieval of items of exhibits are what supported police’s action in relation to the arrest.”