Three Persons Shot on Iguana Street; Suspects Detained

Several people believed to be gang members from the Iguana Street and Neal Penn Road neighborhoods are now in police custody. This follows a shooting on Iguana Street on Saturday that left a man, a woman, and a child hospitalized. On Sunday afternoon in Belize City, three people, including a twelve-year-old boy, were shot during an attack. Marilyn Richard, fifty-six, Edgar Choc, thirty-six, and the young boy were socializing in front of a home on Iguana Street Extension when two men on a motorcycle showed up. One of the men got off, pulled out a gun, and fired multiple shots, injuring Richard, Choc, and the minor. Luckily, a fourth person managed to escape unharmed. The attackers then fled down Elston Kerr Street. This incident happened close to where twenty-year-old Coby Ledlon was fatally shot last week on Iguana Street. Today, A.C.P. Hilberto Romero suggested the shooting might have been in retaliation for Ledlon’s murder. 

 

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

“On Sunday, the 6th of April. 2025, around 12:50 p.m., police responded to a shooting on Iguana Street in Belize City. Upon their arrival, they learned that three persons had been shot and taken to the K.H.M.H. for treatment. Edgar, Choc and Marilee Richards received gunshot injuries as well as a twelve-year-old minor. They are presently at the K.H.M.H. receiving treatment, and they are all in stable condition. Investigation reveal that they were sitting in a yard on Iguana Street when a motorcycle came to the area, a person came off the motorcycle and fired several shots towards their direction. We have several persons in custody at this time. Information revealed that a person that was at the yard was the intended target, but he was not shot.”

 

Reporter

“Is it in any way related to the previous shooting on that street?”

 

A.C.P. Hilberto Romero

“We have some information that it may be related, so we’re doing follow-up work on it.”

 

Reporter

“Are police concerned about that area?”

 

A.C.P. Hilberto Romero

“Yes, it is of concern, so we will do several operations and bring in the persons from those areas to try to prevent any further retaliation.”

 

Marion Ali

“Mr. Romero how effective are these surveillance cameras in providing information that you need to fight these cases at the court and getting convictions?”

 

A.C.P. Hilberto Romero

“The cameras are important as we can trace the route the suspects took as well as sometimes we can rely on these images to identify who the suspects are.”