BELIZE CITY, Tues. Nov. 25, 2008 - Denvo Banner, 22, a resident of 16A Cedar Street who was charged with the murder of Demsley Arnold, gunned down on February 16, 2007, was freed of the charge in the Court of Justice Adolph Lucas on Friday, November 21, when Crown Counsel Nadine Palacio entered a nolle prosequi, indicating that the prosecution cannot proceed.

The nolle prosequi was entered due to insufficient evidence.

Arnold, 28, a resident of #2 Set Site Mahogany Street Extension, was shot multiple times in his body around 3:15 p.m. while he was at the corner of Vernon Street and Magazine Road.

Police investigation revealed that Arnold was accosted by two men, both of them armed with pistols, who shot him several times. A post mortem examination revealed that he \died from exsanguination due to gunshot wounds.

Residents of the area reported to the Police that they heard several gunshots and when they looked they saw two male persons leaving the scene.

One of the persons, who was of fair complexion, had a black pistol in his hand and he headed on to Magazine Road towards the river.

The second suspect, described as being of ‘red’ complexion, had a bumpy face, had his hair plaited and he wore a red long sleeve jacket with hood. He had a pistol in his hand and he was seen walking away from a phone booth and heading down Vernon Street and going on to Logwood Street.

Banner, who wore a red jacket with long sleeves, was detained shortly after the shooting.

The second suspect was never located.

Banner was not represented by an attorney.