Arrest in the murder of Oniel Ferguson

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Oniel Ferguson
Rasheed Maskall

One person has been arrested and charged in reference to the murder of 23-year-old Oniel Ferguson which took place in the Windmill Area of Hattieville, Belize District on Friday, September 4, 2020. Charged for this murder is Rasheed Anthony Maskall, a 21-year-old unemployed resident of the Belize District. He was arrested and charged for the crime of murder on Wednesday, October 7, 2020.
Ferguson and his common-law wife, 33-year-old Rhodean Gillett, were at their home watching TV inside their bedroom at around 10:20 p.m. when they heard a noise. Someone had opened their bedroom window after which they opened fire at the couple. After the commotion, Ferguson laid lifeless with around eight gunshot injuries to the head and body while Gillett received a gunshot wound to the upper left arm. Police later arrived on the scene and Gillett was transported to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where she was treated and stabilized.
As many as twelve expended shells were found at the scene of the crime. At the time, Ferguson’s mother says that her son ran with the wrong crowd and that may have been what caused the attack on his life. The police were not quick to determine a motive but were looking at the ongoing rivalry in the Hattieville Area as a start.