Police Say He Shot Up Roaring Creek Police Station 

Eighteen-year-old Shamar Smith of Belize City has been charged with shooting the Roaring Creek Police Station in the Cayo District on June 23, 2024. Smith faces charges of “aggravated assault,” “damage to property,” and “mischievous act.”

The shooting occurred when a gunman in a white hoodie opened fire at the station around 12:30 a.m. A police officer was standing in front of the building at the time of the attack. No one was injured, though investigators recovered eighteen expended shells from the scene.

Motive is unknown.