There was also a daring crime. In downtown Belize City. On Saturday afternoon, a man on a boat coming out of the Belize harbor into the Haulover creek is reported to have fired at a bystander on the riverside. It happened right near the swing bridge with a heavy weapon. Police told us more:
ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer
"Police responded to reports of shots being fired near the foot of the swing bridge in Belize City. Initial investigation revealed that a male person was standing at the foot of Swing Bridge the night from the street side, when a male person fired several shots at him. This male person was onboard a boat that was coming from the direction of the boat terminals in Belize City and heading to Bel China Bridge."
"The boat and the male persons on board successfully escaped."
"Police are currently seeking one male person who they believe can assist with this investigation."
Jules Vasquez
"Reports we received was that the the, the weapon used resembled a semi automatic or automatic rifle and that it had an extended clip. Do you all have that information?"
ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer
"We have heard that. Indeed. And I must say that no scene was established because of the location where it occurred."
"So we are unable to see what caliber or what type of weapon was used in the incident. However, that is information that has come to the police."
Jules Vasquez
"So put in the plainest language: what we may be able to conclude is that there were persons on this boat, one of them armed with a firearm, who opened fire on a passing individual on the street or on land."
ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer
"The individual was stationary at the foot of the bridge, that was fired upon us yes."
