And in another area of the city, a man was killed, and it might just have been that he wore the wrong color clothing in the wrong neighborhood.
Call Center employee Eric Nelson had on a red shirt as he rode his motorcycle on Lakeview Street on Saturday night - hours after they had killed Kiffer Mckenzie, who was a Crip, loyal to the color blue.
And Nelson, even though he was not gang-affiliated, his red shirt triggered a gunman to open fire on him. He was seriously injured and died hours later.
It's a totally senseless murder and police are working to detain suspects. ASP Smith confirmed that the victim is not known to police for any gang affiliations.
ASP Stacy Smith, Police Staff Officer
"Police are investigating the murder of 25 year old Eric Nelson which occurred on Saturday 13th June 2026 at 6:58Pm the investigation commenced when officers responded to reports of a shooting incident on Lakeview street Belize City where upon their arrival they observed a gravely injured Eric Nelson who was suffering from a gunshot injury. What we have learned so far is that Nelson was in the company of another person walking on Lakeview street when a person emerged from behind a fence and fired a single shot resulting in mr Nelson's untimely demise. We have not been able to establish a motive at this time and we can confirm that Mr Nelson is not known to police however we are pursuing the angle given the circumstances at hand that this incident may be as a consequence of heightened tensions with the passing of Mr Mackenzie and there may have been some misapprehension on the part of the shooter that Mr Nelson was an enemy within their territory. Police investigation continues." "However we are reviewing it from the aspect that there was heightened tensions with the passing of Mr McKenzie and we know that Lakeview Street area is affiliated with the Majestic Alley. As I said there may have been some misapprehension."
