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Police Shoot Man; They Say He Pulled A Knife
posted (March 9, 2012)
And from that stabbing incident, we move another which occurred late last night in Belmopan where police reported that they had to shoot a man who pulled a knife at them.

According to police, at around 1 a.m. today, Police Constable Godfrey Moreira, attached to the Belmopan Police Station, reported that at around 11:45 p.m. he was buying food from a vendor in the Las Flores Area.

He saw two fellow police officers trying to detain David Flores, a man wanted in connection with the attempted arson report made by Kayla Spencer, a Belmopan resident.

According to police, Flores attempted to flee, PC Moreira chased behind him, and when Flores realized that he wasn't going to escape, he pulled out a knife.

That's when he allegedly made stabbing attempts at Moreira, who pulled out his service .38 revolver and shot Flores in the right leg.

Flores was transported to the Western Regional Hospital, after which, he was further transferred to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. He is now receiving treatment under police guard.

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