Teen Targeted in Belize City Shooting

Just two nights after the fatal shooting of Elvis Aldana on Electric Avenue, another attack occurred on Monday night in the same neighbourhood. This time, it happened on Cannondale Drive, just two streets away from where Aldana was killed.

Fortunately, no one was hurt in this latest incident. According to police reports, around 8:30 PM, a seventeen-year-old student was walking home from McKay Boulevard when he was attacked. Two youths dressed in black, riding separate bikes, approached him. One of them pulled out a gun and fired several shots at him. The teenager managed to escape by running into his yard, and the attackers rode off towards McKay Boulevard.

Police recovered several shell casings, and a nearby house had bullet holes in its walls. Residents told News Five that the pair on bicycles had been seen circling the area before the shooting. They expressed concern about the recent surge in gun violence in their neighbourhood.