Man alleges narrow escape from police bullet

While reporting on the three Belize City murders on Monday, News Five encountered some residents who have had a rocky relationship with the police. One resident of North Creek claims that he almost lost his life last Sunday at the hands of an officer but he was too afraid to report the incident to police. He gave News Five an interview but did not wish to appear on camera.

Voice of: North Creek Resident
“I mi di come from wah dance last night you know. I mi di double up by Raccoon Street, wah police jeep si me. Den dehn drive off but dehn stop dehn vehicle and dehn reverse back. And I had wah lee stick ah weed inna my pocket. So all I do dah continue ride and when I continue ride den I pick up speed cause I done know dehn mi di come afta me. Den di next minute, I haul round di lane and when I haul round di lane I hear wah nine di lick off and he shot afta me. He name Sargie, better known as Nose. I noh know no reason he shoot wah gun afta me so I just ride weh from he. One draw dah mi all weh I had pan me, you know and he got three stripes. Policemen weh got three stripes noh fi di do dehn things, di shoot guns afta anybody fi nothing. He could ah mi kill me last night.”

Jose Sanchez
“Have you made a report to internal affairs?”

Voice of: North Creek Resident
“No, I noh mek wah report because nothing wah come ah it. I mi di come home. Dehn bally fi protect we when we di come home rather dan di shoot afta we. One stick ah week and he mi wah bust me fi dah lee draw dat’s why I ride weh from he. He had no right fi shoot afta me. I have two pickney, my daughter just gone in and thing and he di shoot. He got me scared. I noh even want go outside and all ah dehn thing yoh dig?”

And as we said, the man did not report the incident to the police.