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Her Friends Was Murdered, But Shooting Victim Faces Difficult Path To Recovery
posted (April 16, 2024)
And another recent murder has left a woman needing life saving surgery.

32-year-old Roy Lee Burgess was killed in a car on the Placencia Road on Saturday night. But while he was shot dead, the woman with him, 26-year-old Maia James, was shot in the face. Now, she's recovering in the hospital, and her family has set up a GoFundMe to help pay for medical expenses. In the description, it describes James - who lives in the US - as a "fun-loving and sweet mom of 2 baby boys." It says that she was on vacation in Placencia hanging out with a friend when she was shot. The bullet passed through her skull and exited her face, but she still has bullet fragments lodged near her spine and needs surgery to remove them. The family says that the hospital requires the money before the surgery is conducted, which is why they have turned to the public for assistance.

According to the police, James and Burgess were involved romantically, and that the motive for the shooting may have been jealousy. Burgess' family suspects that his ex-girlfriend may be involved.

Police are searching for a male suspect who is a notorious Belize City based gang figure.

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