Belize City Reels from Shocking Murder of Local Mechanic

Belize City was shaken by a brutal murder on Thursday night. Carlos Avelar, a sixty-one-year-old mechanic, was tragically gunned down on Coney Drive around 8:15 p.m. Police arrived swiftly after receiving a report and discovered Avelar’s lifeless body. Witnesses recounted that just minutes before, two men on a motorcycle approached Avelar. One of them pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots, fatally wounding him. Avelar was rushed to Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Authorities are now delving into this horrific attack, determined to find justice for Avelar and provide answers to his grieving family.