And just ten minutes after that happened - we heard sirens whipping about the downtown area again - there had been another shooting.
This one happened at the heart of downtown in front of the Belize Bank.
At first, two men started to fight with machetes and then police got involved, and used a gun.
The debacle ended with one man shot and one man chopped.
The police press officer explained:..
Raphael Martinez - Police Press Officer
"At approximately 8:55 last night 15th November, police visited the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where they saw two men, 29 years
old Nigel Castillo as well as Jason Tillett both of Belize City. Allegedly at approximately 8:50 earlier that evening, both men were involved in a machete fight in front of the commercial building on Albert Street. Allegedly a police intervened and ordered them to put down their weapons. Tillett complied but Castillo decided to continue fighting and inflicted a chop wound to Tillett. The police had no choice but to subdue Castillo by firing shots at him with his licensed 9mm firearm. As a result both men were taken to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where they are now in a stable condition."
Reporter
"Where was he shot?"
Raphael Martinez - Police Press Officer
"Castillo was shot in the leg and the arm and Tillett receive a chop wound to the arm. The motive of the fight is not clear at this point. We will wait until they recovered and they will be charged."
Both men are in a stable condition at the KHMH. As soon as they are released from the hospital, they will be facing criminal charges.
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