Moises Verde to be Charged After Gunshot Wound Heals

Police are waiting for Corozal resident Moises Verde to recover so they can charge him with aggravated assault. Verde is currently healing from a gunshot wound he got during a shootout with Sarteneja police last Thursday. Reports say officers were chasing Verde for an aggravated assault charge when he pulled out a point thirty-eight pistol and fired several shots at them. The police fired back, hitting him in the leg, and he was taken to the Northern Regional Hospital for treatment. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams provided an update on the incident.

 

Britney Gordon

“Update on Moises Verde, the man that was accused of shooting the police officer and he got allegedly shot back by a police officer?”

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“At this time, that’s a matter in Sarteneja. I don’t have any further details. I know that the man Verde, I think he has been released or is still in the hospital. But as soon as he is able to be arraigned, he will be charged by the police for aggravated assault.”