2 Shooting Incidents in Jane Usher Area; 1 Injured
There were two separate shooting incidents in Belize City on Friday night. Teenager Alden Lara was on Levi Slusher Street in the Jane Usher Boulevard area when he was shot to the pelvic area. Lara was treated at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Meanwhile, forty-four-year-old Sydney Ellis was shot at on Curl Thompson Street by two men who approached him while he was speaking to two women including a police constable. Ellis was not hurt and returned fire with his licensed weapon, however his attackers escaped. Police are investigating both incidents.
