Kyle Smith was found dead September 21, 2021, along State Road 80 west of Loxahatchee near Twenty Mile Bend. Investigators say Smith had been involved in brokering a drug deal and the night before his body was found he and a cousin were kidnapped after meeting with Wareno Belizaire and others at a warehouse in suburban West Palm Beach. During that encounter Belizaire allegedly pulled a gun, struck both men, stole their phones and threatened they were gonna die today.

Smith’s cousin was forced out at gunpoint, driven to a West Palm Beach-area residence, then ordered moved to another location and shot at; he escaped and later identified Belizaire in a photo lineup as one of the kidnappers. The last time the cousin saw Smith he was being held at gunpoint by Belizaire. Authorities recovered a glove from a residence linked to Belizaire and Richardson Francois that contained both Belizaire’s and Smith’s DNA, and found storage and firearm links tying Francois to the warehouse unit.

Belizaire and Francois were arrested in connection with the case on charges that include first-degree murder, attempted murder and armed robbery for Belizaire and accessory after the fact for Francois. Does anyone have information about the warehouse meeting or the people involved that could help clarify what happened to Kyle?