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Seven Shots Fired In City; Target Lives To Tell
posted (October 29, 2012)
There was another shooting incident this weekend; luckily it did not result in any fatalities.

Today, the Police Press Officer told the media more about the incident, in which the gunman fired as much as 7 shots at his target.

Raphael Martinez - Police Press Officer
"There was a shooting incident on Sunday 28th October. Police visited the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where they saw Leron Audinette, 28 years old of Belize City suffering from apparent gunshot wound to the left thumb. Initial investigations revealed that around 6:25 on Sunday 28th October he was walking alone on Brown Street Belize when a dark complexion male who he identified riding on a bike on Brown Street suddenly stop his bicycle on the corner of Brown and La Croix Boulevard pointed a hand gun in his direction and fired several shots causing his injury. Police have retrieve 7 - 9mm expended casing from that area and are seeking a Belize City man for questioning."

As noted in the interview, police are looking for one man.

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