Fisherman Charged with Attempted Murder After Shooting at Police

Police have formally arrested and charged 36-year-old Stanley Flowers, a Belizean fisherman from the Belize District, with attempted murder after he shot at police officers on Sunday night. 

He was also charged with three counts of aggravated assault, two counts of damage to property, one count of dangerous harm, and one count of use of deadly means of harm. 

The incident unfolded outside Fire Nightclub on the Philip Goldson Highway, where Flowers, armed with a firearm and knife, allegedly opened fire on Corporal Manuel Chub.

According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, the officers were responding to reports of an armed individual when they approached Flowers. “He took out a firearm and fired multiple shots at the vehicle,” Williams said. Chub was hit four times but was later treated and released from the hospital.

After fleeing on a motorcycle, Flowers engaged in a high-speed chase with police, firing at officers and damaging their vehicle. He was eventually apprehended when officers knocked him off his bike. A 9mm pistol was recovered from him, and he remains in custody awaiting charges.