A Belize City Woman is Shot After a Domestic Dispute

Twenty-two-year-old Jasmine Fortune was shot on Sunday morning, following a domestic dispute with her common-law husband.  Police say that the couple was at Long Island Bar here in Belize City when they got into an altercation.  She reported that her common-law, Barry Johnson, hit her.  Fortune was taken to the Belama Police Station where she refused to cooperate with investigators.  She subsequently left the precinct and was on her way home to Belama Phase One when multiple shots were fired in her direction, injuring her.

 

ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division

“On Sunday June 30^th, 2024, police responded to a shooting incident at Belama, in Belize City.  Upon their arrival, they learned that a female, Jasmine Fortune, had received gunshot injuries.  She was taken to the KHMH for treatment and she is presently listed in a critical condition.  Investigation revealed that Jasmine Fortune was at her house inside a bedroom when several gunshots were heard and she had been shot.  The scene was visited where several expended shells were found and bullet holes were found on a window that is by the bedroom.  We are seeking several suspects in regards to this shooting.”

 

Reporter

“Wasn‘t there a prior altercation between this lady and someone known to her at an establishment?”

 

Hilberto Romero

“There was a report of a minor domestic issue in a nightclub.  That is the information we have.”

 

Reporter

“I think she had spoken to the police before going home, is that so?”

 

Hilberto Romero

“Yes, she had visited the station to make a complaint and thereafter she went home.”

 

Jasmine Fortune is listed in a critical condition.