Shooting victim describes execution style attack

He was wounded by gunmen in yesterday’s execution style killing of Kevin Parks. Today, from his bed at the K.H.M.H., Charlie Moss told us what went down on Euphrates Avenue.

Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting
Thirty-eight year old Charlie Moss is paralyzed on the left side of his body after the bullet entered under Moss?s left arm, broke a rib and lodged by the spine. Moss hoping that it is only a temporary condition as he recovers at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital.

Charlie Moss, Shooting Victim
?That is why I am paralyzed right now from my waist to my toe, but tomorrow I will be going to surgery and they will remove the bullet and the broke rib. From there I will need to go in to therapy so that I can learn to walk again.?

Jacqueline Godwin
?So they believe that you will be able to walk again??

Charlie Moss
?I believe so. I believe that I will walk again for sure. Doctor might think a different thing, but I believe that I will walk again and that is for sure.?

Moss, a dedicated father and church going man was shot as he ran to help his nephew twenty-eight year old Kevin Parks was executed just across from his family?s house on Euphrates Avenue around two on Monday afternoon.

Charlie Moss
?When I see that I just react and run to try help him and I believe that that was my mistake. I run to try help him and while I was running towards the gunman?he had rag round his face and I couldn?t see him. He had a rag at the top and a rag dah bottom but the rag dah bottom mih dih drop off. At that time his face and my face meet but I still neva recognize ah, but I believe he shoot me because he think I see his face, because I wasn?t the target for sure. The man just aimed at me while I was coming and he gave me a shot.?

The three gunmen reportedly were watching the family?s residence for four days before they made their move by running through an opening in a zinc fence to the back of the property. The men after seeing Kevin inside the house through the back door then ran into the building chasing parks out the front door passing Charlie who was talking with his mother on the front porch. Carmen Ifield says as she ran to Kevin?s side one of the gunmen walked up to them and shot Charlie.

Carmen Ifield, Mother of Shooting Victim
?And when Kevin fall down I run gawn to ah. I hold him and I asked him, babes you get hurt? because I saw him dih bleed, but he no ansa me. So I seh, Oh Lord mih baby get dead and I start to bawl that mih baby dead. Charlie tek and bring me so and then bring me back and I stand up right at the end of the post like this the bawl and then Charlie said, mommy no worry man, no worry. The man mih the come same time and look pan me in my face and I neva know who dah the man because the man got mask and you can?t see ah. So ih look round pan Charlie and when Charlie mek fu walk come in he shot Charlie.?

But what triggered the blood shed? Six years ago Carmen?s son Darrel Jones better known as ?Bagga? was shot and killed. She believes Kevin was killed because he knows who did the murder that is why she says he had left Belize and was living in the United States. Other reports suggest the murder may have been an act of revenge for killings in Belize and the U. S.

Jacqueline Godwin
?Are you hopeful that the police will get these individuals??

Charlie Moss
?It is really hard; it is tough, because even if you have an eyewitness you know nobody will testify against those guys.?

News Five understands that the police and hospital officials have been talking about heightening security at K.H.M.H. after several unknown individuals have been at the institution asking questions.

Carmen Ifield
?Well we are very concerned because people for here want to go there and sleep up there with him, because they go in and ask where is the man that got shot. And when the nurse seh the man deh inna the morgue they tell her, no not that one the next one weh geh shot. That dah my son and I don?t know why they are asking for ah. Charlie has nothing with them nothing, absolutely nothing. Charlie is so quiet and nice. Charlie is a different type. Charlie is a church man.?

Belize City police say they still have no leads in the case.