Afterschool Fight Between Minors Leads to Shootout 

Tonight, there are growing concerns over child safety in primary schools. On Wednesday, we received reports of a child being badly injured by another child while attending classes in Orange Walk Town. An afterschool fight between two primary school children in Cotton Tree Village resulted in a shootout between adults. News Five has learnt that the altercation happened on Wednesday evening. The adult siblings of one of the female minor intervened during the fight. According to an account from one of the adult siblings, the shootout was sparked by a misunderstanding that stemmed from the fight between the two minors. We are informed that the brothers of the second minor confronted forty-seven-year-old Richard Williams, the father of one of the children that were involved in the fight.  Armed with a machete and a firearm, they allegedly opened fire at Williams and his children.  A police officer was in the area at the time. He returned fire with his license firearm. During the exchange, Williams’ sister- in- law was injured. We spoke with one of Williams’ daughter. Here is what she told us off camera.

 

Voice of: Witness

“Deh mih have this lee gial and ih sista right and then afterwards, ih sister come and get in a fight with my sister and we end up at Belmopan Police Station. When we come back we mih the come through suh and we sih some bway and deh mih the throw up signs, so we went to the bus stop. When we come back deh seh that how deh mih wah ketch my big bredda, he mih the come from shop. When he run, deh seh sih he deh, but the bally couldn’t lift up the gun. He mih have it on the ground and one fire shot between my breda and sista. And then afterwards he run in the yard then a next one come to my pah and my pah she, do what you have to do. So the two brothers come and took the one with the gun. A man mih the yah and he fire shot after them too and dah suh deh gawn back suh.”

 

Paul Lopez

“Why were they after your brother if it was two kids fighting initially?”

 

Voice of: Witness

“Because, they tell lie and seh that dah my breda punch their little sister in her eye and buss it which is nothing like that. I see everything that happened. She was there and had a stick with a nail to hit my little sister and when she lift the stick ih wap ah dah ih eye and when the stick wap ah, she gone her breda deh that dah my breda punch ah.”

 

Paul Lopez

“It was your uncle’s partner that got shot or what happened to her?”

 

Voice of: Witness

“She get scratch on her hand and deh seh maybe from a shell.”