Last night we told you about the foiled robbery in Ladyville. Well we have more on it tonight - turns out it's also a foiled murder! In fact, if police hadn't caught up with the minors, one of them, or possibly both would have been shot and killed. As we told you, two minors came off a bus in Ladyville and walked up to two persons inside a Jeep Liberty that was parked close by. The driver gave one of the minors a gun to hold up Low's Supermarket, but the minors refused to do it. That's when another minor came out of the Jeep and there was a confrontation among all 3 during which the minor that came out of the vehicle pointed a gun at the other two who were trying to run away. But that's not all - the driver of the Jeep then ran over one of the minors who was trying to get away. Today Sr. Supt Edward Broaster and the Rural Response Team held a press conference and they told us how they managed to disrupt this crazy operation.
Sr. Supt. Edward Broaster, Commander - Eastern Division Rural
"Yesterday we had our rural rapid response and an active operation where they were conduction surveillance in the area of LOWS and SKY CITY. Based on our intelligence mechanism we had information of a plot to commit a robbery where we had our officers doing active surveillance."
Leon Hew, In Charge - Rural Rapid Response Team
"Patrols were being conducted within that area where we observed 3 male occupants, minors, running up the Northern Highway towards Belize City. The Rapid Response Team engaged, where two of the minors; minor 1 and 2 were being chased by a 3rd minor with a possible handgun. The response team as I said engaged. A exchanged of words between minor 1 and 2 and the 3rd occupant got pretty serious. Later involving a 4th person who was in a grey Jeep Liberty. The driver of the Jeep Liberty made an attempt of the life of minor 2, knocking him off his feet with the motor vehicle."
The minor who was knocked down has been treated and released from the hospital. The two minors will not be charged because as we told you they did not participate in the robbery. Police are looking for Ladyville resident Orwin Gabourel as a person of interest in this case. Police told us the incident was not gang related and that it is just a group of very mischievous boys. The team was commended for their quick response in stopping a robbery and saving a life, or two.
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