And the police have also kept a shooting in Blackman Eddy, Cayo under wraps. A group of Belize City men came under fire from police even though they did not have any weapons or illegal items. They say it was an unjustified use of lethal force and at least one man was shot in the back.
A relative spoke with us off camera:
Voice of: Relative Of Shooting Victim
"The reports that police have circulating on the social media is that there was a home invasion over the weekend in Blackman Eddy and the information is false, I can say and I can attest to that from reports we've heard including from police in the station that are trying to help is that there was no home invasion, the police mobile apprehended the suspects, when they stopped to use the restroom and they didn't even identify themselves. They came, saw the vehicle and opened fire from behind and to my knowledge that's attempted murder right. However, one of my relatives who was in the vehicle at the time, he was shot twice, one time to the left side of the shoulder and his back the lumbar area. The other relative of mine who was the one urinating, he had to jump on the top of the vehicle because they almost knocked him down. The vehicle sped off not knowing that it was police, they said that no light, no siren, nothing to indicate that it was police officers shooting at them. Also, in the reports they have that shots were fired back to the police, that is also false, there was no gun found at the scene of the crime, no gun found in the vehicle at the time either. According to my relative, the one who was shot, he is saying that they were on their way to Cayo when they stopped for my brother to use the restroom and this was what happened."
"Police did fire upon the vehicle, also when the vehicle crashed shots were fired because they got out to try to run and that's when my relative was shot in the back."
"I've been hearing a lot of things since this came out that the police in Roaring Creek area have been targeting people from Belize City-once the vehicle has license plates that look suspicious, they've been targeting them, so I guess this is one of that case."
No charges were filed and the suspects were supposed to have been released today.
