Double Shooting Interrupts Bicycle Ride

In another act of gun violence this weekend, two men were shot in Belize City during the early hours of Sunday morning. They are fifty-three-year-old Jeffrey Smith and fifty-two-year-old Earl Parks, who were riding their bicycles with a third companion on Hydes Lane when several shots were fired in their direction. Smith and Parks sustained injuries and were rushed to the K.H.M.H. Here is A.C.P. Hilberto Romero with more details.

 

ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division

“On Sunday, twenty-third of June, 2024 around one fifty a.m., police responded to issue the incident at Hydes Lane in Belize City. Upon the arrival, they found two persons with gunshot injuries.  They were identified as Earl Parks and Jeffrey Smith. Information is that they were in the area at the time when they were approached by a male person who fired several shots towards the direction. They were taken to the K.H.M.H. for treatment and are now in a stable condition. We are seeking several suspects in regard to this shooting.”

 

Reporter

“Is this shooting gang related?”

 

ACP Hilberto Romero

“Yes, it is gang elements that we suspect carried it out. So we are following up on several leads.”

 

Reporter

“There’s no indication if these two were the person that these gang members wanted?”

 

ACP Hilberto Romero

“Well, they were the only ones in the area at the time when they were targeted.”