Daniel Bennett is Shot in the Mouth on Christmas Day

Daniel Bennett

Twenty-three-year-old Daniel Bennett was also injured on Christmas Day around midday.  The resident of Ramos Street was shot in the left side of the mouth while socializing on Mopan Street.  Following the incident, he showed up at the Vernon Street Vehicle Checkpoint where he was bleeding profusely from the injury. 

Supt. Alejandro Cowo, O.C., C.I.B., Eastern Division

“Police visited the K.H.M.H. where they observed a male person, Daniel Alexander Bennett, twenty-three-years, with an apparent gunshot injury to the mouth.  What police have gathered so far is that Mr. Bennett was walking on Mopan Street when he heard a gunshot and realized that he was injured.  He ran towards the police checkpoint where he was assisted and taken to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital.  He was admitted on that date and he was discharged yesterday and police are conducting an investigation into this matter.”

Reporter

“Any motive, sir?”

Alejandro Cowo

Supt. Alejandro Cowo

“We have not been able to speak to Mr. Bennett lengthily because the injury to his mouth does not permit him to speak to us as yet, but we are just giving him time to recover and then we will definitely have a conversation with him as to establish how this incident happened.”

Reporter

“So investigators have not yet identified any suspects…”

Supt. Alejandro Cowo

“We have a person that we are looking for at this moment.”

Reporter

“Is it known how far Mr. Bennett was from the police checkpoint when he was shot?”

Supt. Alejandro Cowo

“The incident happened at Mopan and the police checkpoint is at Vernon Street, so it’s about a block away from the checkpoint.”

Reporter

“Are there any eyewitnesses to this?”

Supt. Alejandro Cowo

“We spoke to persons in the area, however, they claim that they did not hear or see what happened.”