Belmopan Shooting Victim Refuses to Cooperate with Police

An altercation at Starz Nightclub in Belmopan in the early hours of Saturday morning, ended with Belmopan resident Leon Hoare suffering from injuries he received after being shot.  The incident happened in the Las Flores community where Hoare, a thirty-eight-year-old construction worker, was socializing at the establishment when he got into a misunderstanding with an unnamed individual.  He left for home shortly thereafter and, upon arriving at his residence, was accosted and fired upon.  Hoare reportedly ran inside his house and called the police.  Despite receiving non-life-threatening injuries, the victim is refusing to cooperate with the police investigation.

 

ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division

“On Saturday, February twenty-fourth, around 2:45 a.m., Belmopan police visited an area at Las Flores, in Belmopan, where they found Leon Hoare with gunshot injuries.  He was taken to the hospital where he was treated.  Information was that Leon Hoare was at a nightclub in Belmopan when had an argument with some persons.  Thereafter, he went home and that is where he was shot.  Leon Hoare was treated and he has since been released from the hospital.  [An] investigation into this report continues.”

 

Reporter

“Is he cooperating with police?”

 

Hilberto Romero

“No, he is not cooperating.”

 

Reporter

“Any suspects at this time?”

 

Hilberto Romero

“Not at this time.  No.”

 

Reporter

“A possible motive?”

 

Hilberto Romero

“There was an argument at a nightclub before the shooting.”