1 Dead and 1 Injured After Shots Fired in Club  

One man is dead and one injured after shots were fired inside a club in Corozal District over the weekend. Reports are that on Sunday, around one twenty a.m. twenty-four-year-olds Jamour Gabourel and Ethon Galvez were socializing at the Mi Compa Nightclub in Ranchito Village when an argument between ensued that escalated to gun violence. A single shot was fired inside the nightclub, injuring Galvez and fatally wounding Gabourel.  The perpetrator then exited the building, firing off one more round before fleeing the scene. Here’s News Five’s Britney Gordon with the full report.

 

Britney Gordon, Reporting

In the early hours of Sunday morning, the silence in a neighborhood in Ranchito was shattered by reports of gunshots coming from Mi Compa Nightclub. A resident of the area who was awoken by the sounds recounted the incident to us.

 

Voice of: Ranchito resident

“It happened like around one twenty a.m.  I was sleeping with my baby on site and my mom lives and sleeps over this side. So when she heard the first gunshot, she just grabbed my little brother and sent him to another room. Then she was scared. We all woke up. My sister woke up and she began to cry.  She was trembling and we didn’t know what to do.”

 

She said that the terrifying ordeal lasted around ten minutes before the police arrived at the scene. According to police reports, the incident was caused by an argument.

 

A.C.P Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division

“On Sunday, the twenty of May, 2024, around one twenty-eight p.m., police responded to a shooting incident at Mi Compa Bar, Ranchito Village, Corozal District. Upon arrival, they found the lifeless body of Jamour Gabourel with a gunshot injury. Also seen was Ethon Galvez with a gunshot injury. Investigators said they were at the bar along with other persons when they got into an argument. At which point, a male person pulled out the firearm and fired a single shot causing the fatal injury to Gabourel and the injury to Ethon Douglas. We are seeking one suspect in regards to this investigation.”

 

 

Gabourel, who was fatally shot during the incident, had been celebrating a friend’s birthday and was at the establishment along with several others when Galvez, who had been standing near him, was targeted.

 

Voice of: Ranchito resident

“Then we heard the police pass cause we were peeping, kind of hiding us. We just heard the screams of a man shouting. The woman was shouting, why did you do that? And said, don’t touch him, you’re gonna hurt him. Then a while, just all the people gone. We saw the people running, screaming, were afraid of the gunshot. It was two shots they did. Two shots inside Mi Compa. It didn’t happen outside. It happened inside because we heard everything. We woke up because of this noise and the screams. That’s what we heard.”

 

Witnesses said that there was no security stationed at the nightclub at the time of the incident. It is not the first time a crime of this nature has occurred at this establishment. Currently police are seeking one suspect and are unsure if the victims are familiar with the perpetrator. Galvez is recovering from his injuries, while Gabourel’s family will be hosting a candlelight memorial at the Corozal Central Park on Wednesday. Britney Gordon for News Five.