Businessman Shot Dead at Home, Nothing Stolen

A quiet night in Bullet Tree Village turned tragic last night, as the community woke up to shocking news, the murder of a well-known resident, Ulric Willoughby. The sixty-year-old real estate agent was inside his home in the Vanilla Hill area when gunmen reportedly opened fire from just outside. Police responded around 7:45 p.m., only to find Willoughby’s lifeless body inside. Investigators recovered three expended nine-millimeter shells, but so far, no suspects have been identified. And this isn’t the first time Willoughby’s name has made headlines—back in 2011, he survived a violent burglary at his business that ended in a fatal shooting. Now, police are once again piecing together the details of a case that’s left a community stunned. ASP Stacy Smith has more on the investigation.

ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer

“On Sunday, twenty-second June 2025, police responded at approximately seven-forty p.m., responded to a shooting incident on Bullet Tree Road Cayo District. Upon arrival at the scene of the incident, the unresponsive body of Ulric Lyndon Willoughby. A six-year-old Belizean real estate agent was observed, which exhibited apparent gunshot wounds to the upper part of the body. Initial investigation revealed that at approximately 7seven thirty p.m., Willoughby was in the living room of the residence when an individual fired three shots from the veranda into the living room, which resulted in the fatal injuries of Willoughby. Willoughby is not known to be engaged in any criminal activities and the investigation into this matter continues.”

“Are there any suspects?”

Stacy Smith

“No suspect has been identified so far.”

“We know that he’s a real estate agent. And we know that a real estate agent had been executed some months ago in Placencia. Might he have been targeted because of his profession?”

Stacy Smith

“There is no information at this time to suggest that there is an excess between the incidents.”

“So there’s no motive at all?”

Stacy Smith

“No motive has been asserting so far.”

“But have he been receiving threats?”

Stacy Smith

“That information is not in the position of the police.”

“Was there any robbery or theft element?”

Stacy Smith

“No. The individual would’ve fired shots from off the veranda into the residence and made good his escape.”

“So might it be related to his work in real estate?”

Stacy Smith

“That information remains to be determined by the investigation.”