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Orange Walk Police have not made any arrest in the murder of Toledo resident which occurred in that municipality yesterday morning.  Reporter Dalila Ical has an update.

DALILA ICAL

Orange Walk Correspondent

Love FM

“The family of 33 year old Fernando Quib arrived this morning in Orange Walk Town to recover the body of the deceased.  Quib was murdered around three, Wednesday morning while he slept on the passenger seat of his six wheeler truck that was parked on Banak Street in Orange Walk Town.  His younger brother, Juan Quib Jr. and his father, Juan Quib Sr  arrived in Orange Walk this morning to take his body for burial back home in San Vicente Village, Toledo.  Juan Quib Jr. says his brother who traveled to Orange Walk up to 3 times a week, never feared making the long trip.”

JUAN QUIB Jr.

Brother of the deceased

“He is just like a cow boy.  He always travels with trucks and transporting cows and swine so – that’s his main job, he is just a driver.”

DALILA ICAL

Orange Walk Correspondent

Love FM

“How often does he come up here?”

JUAN QUIB Jr.

Brother of the deceased

“He is here like 2 or 3 times per week, he stayed here when he traveled most of the time he comes about 2 or 3 times per week.  Orange Walk is the furthest that he comes.”

DALILA ICAL

Orange Walk Correspondent

Love FM

“So he does that for how many years now?”

JUAN QUIB Jr.

Brother of the deceased

“He’s doing that from since he was 20, he is been doing that for 8 or 10 years now.  He had no fear in it but eventually it happened so and couldn’t help it.  I think it’s just a robbery that happened to him. Cause he is calm, talkative and he is not an ignorant pa, he is just calm and I believe it’s just a robbery.”

DALILA ICAL

Orange Walk Correspondent

Love FM

“Quib’s boss, Carlos Estrada Pinto was also with the family offering his assistance in transporting Quib’s body back home.”

CARLOS ESTRADA PINTO

Employer of the deceased

(Translated from Spanish interview)

“I sent him to get a truck load of swine and he couldn’t take it in his truck so it was taken in another because something with the brakes went wrong  and he came to the mechanic to get it fixed but because he arrived late the mechanic told him he couldn’t fix it until the other day.  So he spent the night in his truck and that’s where they killed him.  They really must have thought he carried a lot of money and they killed him but he had already handed thirteen thousand dollars to another person who went to buy the swine.  He only kept three thousand dollars and that is what they took from him.  That is the work we do weekly we buy cattle and swine from Shipyard and Blue Creek.”

DALILA ICAL

Orange Walk Correspondent

Love FM

“The money they took was yours? “

CARLOS ESTRADA PINTO

Employer of the deceased

(Translated from Spanish interview)

“Yes it was my money.   He worked for me; he was a good worker a humble and trustworthy young man. He worked for me a long time now and was honest. I trusted him with my money. Every time he took money he logged it in the book and told me.  I trusted him with my money.  I had no problem with him that is why I trusted him.”

DALILA ICAL

Orange Walk Correspondent

Love FM

“Residents on Banak Street add that Quib frequented the shop whenever he needed mechanical services.   Quib was shot to his rib cage, the center of his back, the upper part of his stomach and was grazed on his left arm.  Neighbors claimed to have heard 3 shots around three Wednesday morning.  Others claim to have heard four shots.  Love News understands that authorities recovered 9 mm expended shells from the scene.  Police continue their investigation. Dalila Ical for Love News”

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