Freetown Road Shooting Leaves One Man Injured

A Belize City resident is lucky to have escaped grave injuries when he was fired upon by an unknown assailant as he stood near a grocery store on Freetown Road. The incident happened on Saturday night and has left Charles Reid recovering from gunshot wounds he received during the attack.

ASP Fitzroy Yearwood

ASP Fitzroy Yearwood

“Sometime around 8:03 p.m. where police visited an area on Freetown Road in front of a grocery store, where Charles Reid was standing when a lone male person on a bicycle, unknown to him, rode past and fired shots at him. One hit him and he was transported to the K.H.M.H. where he is listed in a stable condition.”

Reporter

“Any idea as to what may have prompted this shooting?”

Fitzroy Yearwood

“Well, like I said, he couldn’t identify that person and has since told investigators that he doesn’t know why anyone would want to shoot at him.”