Police Investigate Fatal Shooting in Hope Creek

Police have launched an investigation into the shooting death of 23-year-old Simon Francis Arana Jr., a Belizean teacher, in Hope Creek Village.

Authorities responded to reports of gunfire around 8:25 p.m. on Monday. Upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered Arana’s motionless body inside a residence.

Preliminary investigations indicate that Arana was socialising at the home when gunshots rang out, fatally wounding him. He was later identified as the carpentry instructor at ITVET Dangriga.