22-Year-Old Succumbs to Gunshot Injuries

Edward Conorquie

There is another murder victim.  Twenty-two-year-old Edward Conorquie succumbed to gunshot injuries today. He was receiving medical attention at the K.H.M.H. after he was shot in the head and back over the weekend. Conorquie, who is originally from Belize City, was found on the roadside of the Southern Highway, near Independence Village in the Stann Creek District. He had been shot multiple times and left for dead. According to police, Conorquie was at a function in Independence Village before he was shot. Investigators suspect that Conorquie may have been attempting to save himself by jumping out of the vehicle, but he was unsuccessful.