Belize City Shooting Leaves One Dead and Two Injured

Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early this morning on Cemetery Road, Belize City. According to police reports, the incident resulted in one death and two injuries.

Initial investigation revealed that just after midnight on Thursday, 21-year-old Floyd McFadzen was driving a white Ford Fusion, carrying passengers Deon Gladden, 20, and Troy Gentle, 21, when two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on the vehicle. McFadzen was fatally shot and crashed into a drain at the corner of Johnson Street and Cemetery Road. Authorities collected expended shells at the scene.

Police responded to the scene, where McFadzen’s body was found with gunshot wounds. He was later pronounced dead on arrival at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH). Gladden and Gentle were also injured; they also received treatment at KHMH and remain in stable condition.

The gunmen have yet to be identified.