There was a murder this evening in Belize city. It happened just before 6:00 pm on North Front Street in front of the Brown Sugar Compound, home of San Pedro Belize Express Water Taxi. 7news has confirmed that the victim is Rajiv Gonguez, the son of Chief Met Officer Dennis Gonguez. He was reportedly shot in the face. Many in the area say it may have been a robbery.
Our information from the scene says he got killed between two vehicles – one of them being the property of Minister Manuel Junior Herredia. A grey pickup rushed him to the hospital immediately.
This is the first shooting murder in the city since April first. We'll have more on it tomorrow.
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