Elvis Aldana Gunned Down Close to Home

Police are working to find out why thirty-four-year-old Elvis Aldana was murdered. Aldana was shot and killed on Saturday night at the corner of Electric Avenue and McKay Boulevard in Belize City. Sometime after eight p.m., he was in a yard near a mechanic shop when another man approached and shot him multiple times. Aldana was hit in the upper body and rushed to K.H.M.H., but he was pronounced dead on arrival. The shooting happened right under a police surveillance camera. The gunman reportedly fled down Electric Avenue towards the Complex Building. Back in November 2017, Aldana, who lived on Rivero Street at the time, was caught trying to smuggle 2.5 grams of marijuana in a burger to someone in the Magistrate Court cell block. He pleaded guilty and was fined $800. Today, A.C.P. Hilberto Romero updated reporters on the investigation into Aldana’s murder.

 

A.C.P. Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division

“On Saturday police visited Electric Avenue where a report came in that there was a shooting incident. Upon their arrival, police saw the lifeless body of Elvis Aldana with multiple gunshot wounds. The information received was that Aldana was in the yard, along with several persons when gunshots were heard and he received the fatal injuries. The police arrived and found Aldana in the area. An investigation is being carried out into this murder.”

 

Reporter

“Was Mr. Aldana known to the police?”

 

A.C.P. Hilberto Romero

“Yes. He was known to the police.”