| Chopping Murder Down South |
| Mon, April 24, 2017 |
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| For the second weekend in a row - there are no Belize City shootings or gang related murders to report tonight; in fact, we have not reported on a shooting in the city for two whole weeks - which is nothing short of remarkable. We hope the peace continues.
But there is still a murder to report tonight - this one happened down south in Trio village - which is in the Toledo district. On Saturday morning just before 11:00 police found 22 year-old Belizean Santiago Garcia suffering from chop wounds to the back of the head, the right cheek and the right wrist.
The cops tried to rush him to the Independence Poly Clinic, but he died before he could make it there.
The cops also found 29 year-old Guatemalan Arturo Choc with a chop wound to the side of the head, and Leonardo Ba with a chop wound to the right hand. Both of these men have been transported to the KHMH for medical treatment, where they remain under police guard.
That's because according to police, the deceased, Santiago Garcia, and Arturo Choc were walking on a street in Trio village, when they were jumped by a group of men wielding machetes. Both men were chopped, and police say that Leonardo Ba was allegedly one of the attackers. He is expected to be charged when he is released from the hospital.
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