Last night a man called Axel
Williams, who reportedly was the
bodyguard of a popular city businessman,
was executed in Ireng Street, Bel Air
Park, in the vehicle in which he was
driving. The vehicle, parked at the corner
of Ireng and Ituni Streets, was riddled
with bullets, its ignition still on.
The
vehicle PHH 8117, belonging to Ashton
& Debra Funeral Parlour, was at
the time reportedly being driven by
the-now-dead man who was confronted by a
lone gunman around 7.15 p.m. as he was
attempting to turn the corner after
dropping off the businessman at his home.
Residents
said the usual silence was shattered
when gunshots erupted; they said
some 12 shots were heard.
The
window of a car which was parked at the
corner of Ireng Street was shattered; the
police secured the scene and picked up the
spent
shells, which belonged to an M-70 rifle,
strewn in and around the vehicle.
From
all indications the execution was well
orchestrated.
One
resident said that as the vehicle was
turning, two men on a motorcycle rode up.
One man came off the bike and the other
rode off.
The
lone gunman then opened fire on the
vehicle, leaving the driver's body riddled
with bullets.
Minutes
after the gunfire ended the police took
the body away.
Residents
said that after the shooting the
motorcycle returned for the gunman and
they rode off calmly in the direction of
Duncan Street.
An
eyewitness said that the gunman was
speaking on his cell
phone before he opened fire as
if he was being informed of the dead man's
movements.
"The
man in the vehicle had no chance because
the gunman walked up and discharged about
a dozen odd rounds at him, even though he
initially attempted to return fire,"
said a resident.
One
unconfirmed report stated that the dead
man was attached to the feared "Phantom
Force" and was fingered in
the shooting to death of a food vendor
early last year.
Thursday,
December 11, 2003
