Former Cricketer Caught in River Valley Violence
Former national cricket player Kenton Young is tonight fighting for his life after gunmen opened fire on him as he made his way home to Double Head Cabbage on Saturday night. Reports are that Young was nearing the Mussel Creek Bridge in Scotland Halfmoon Village when a motorcycle pulled up from behind and someone fired several shots into his vehicle. He was hit in the face and body and rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition. Police say the shooting may be tied to an ongoing rivalry between villages in the Belize River Valley.
Stacy Smith
ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer
“Police are investigating a shooting incident that resulted in the injury of Kenton Young, a twenty-nine-year-old Belizean laborer of Bermudian Landing Village in the Belize District. The Investigation commenced on Saturday eighth July at around ten-twenty-five when officers were alerted that there was a shooting in the vicinity of Muscle Creek Bridge. Upon the officer’s arrival they observed an SUV and an injured Mr. Young. He reported that he was travelling when upon reaching that area he was accosted by a male person who was driving a motorcycle and that person fired several shots, which resulted in the injury of Mr. Young. He is currently listed in a critical but stable condition.”
Police have detained two suspects and a third is being sought.
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