Two Men Shot Minutes Apart
Police are investigating two separate shootings that happened about fifteen minutes apart in Belize City today. Troydon Conorquie was shot on Wagner’s Lane around eleven thirty-five, and Tafaree Sanchez was shot at the corner of Periwinkle and Poinsettia Streets just after eleven-fifty. Both men are in stable condition. Police say there is no clear information to suggest the shootings are related, and they are working to identify the gunmen and establish a motive.
Stacy Smith
ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer
“Police are investigating a shooting incident which resulted in the injury of nineteen-year-old Troydon Conorquie. The investigation commenced at approximately eleven thirty-five a.m., twenty-ninth October 2026, when police were advised that there was a shooting incident on Wagner’s Lane in Belize City. What we have gathered so far is that Mr. Conorquie was in the area of a basketball court when he was approached by an armed individual who fired a shot injuring him. Mr. Conorquie is listed in a stable condition. Police are investigating a shooting incident which resulted in the injury of Tafaree Sanchez, twenty-six years of age, of Belize City. The investigation commenced just after eleven fifty a.m. when officers on patrol were alerted to the sounds of shots being fired in the vicinity of Periwinkle Street. What we have learned so far is that Sanchez was at the corner of Periwinkle and Poinsettia Street when he was approached by an armed individual who fired several shots in his direction, injuring him. Mr. Sanchez was transported for medical treatment and he is now listed in a stable condition.”
Reporter
“Are any of these shootings in any way possibly related?”
ASP Stacy Smith
“There is no clear information at this point in time to suggest that they are related. However, as it relates to the most recent incident, which is the one with Mr. Sanchez, we do believe that particular incident to be gun-related.”
Police have not linked these shootings to the murder of Dodrick Madrill that occurred hours prior to these incidents.
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