Fatal Shootings on the Rise In Orange Walk Town
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Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics
For the latest news across Belize, visit: http://edition.channel5belize.com/ Over the past months, fear has been building among Orange Walk Town residents as gun violence in that municipality is in an upward trend. Five persons have been fatally shot since July; four of them are known gang members. A sixth person, also a known gang member, was shot but he survived and then there is twenty-eight-year-old Juan “Canikas” Quintero- another gang member who is believed to be hiding across the border in Chetumal. The shootings are linked to what many believe is an internal gang warfare and there is no sign that it is de-escalating. On Tuesday night, police almost apprehended a gunman. At around eight o’clock officers were on mobile patrol when their attention was drawn to a Hispanic man on a motorcycle near the San Estevan roundabout. When that person saw police, he sped off with police after him. The individual fell off the motorcycle near the Northern Regional Hospital and quickly escaped on foot towards Trial Farm Village. Police recovered the motorcycle along with a chrome point thirty-eight Smith and Wesson revolver and five rounds of ammunition. Opposition Leader and Orange Walk Central Area Representative, John Briceño says the Government needs to tackle the root cause of crimes by addressing several fundamental issues such as poverty and unemployment. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition
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