Man Hospitalized Following Brazen Daylight Shooting in Belize City

Tensions are high tonight in Belize City after yet another broad daylight shooting, this time at the corner of Amandala Drive and Vernon Street. Just after four o’clock, a gunman on a bicycle rolled up to a property once owned by the late Carlos Diaz and opened fire. A young man, believed to be from the Vernon Street area, was in the yard when the bullets started flying. He was hit multiple times and collapsed on the grass inside the property. Eyewitnesses say he was rushed to the KHMH in the back of a pickup truck, fighting for his life. Over a dozen expended shells were found scattered on the sidewalk. Police haven’t released a motive or the victim’s name just yet, but we’ll keep following this developing story as more details come in.