| Man Killed In Vicious Bar Brawl |
| Mon, November 11, 2013 |
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A brawl in front of a Bar in Belize City has left 1 man dead and his family grieving his loss. 28 year-old Guatemalan Edgar Salazar Velasquez was out socializing with his friends at La Catracha Bar on Coney Drive, and after a few drinks, he left early Sunday morning. While outside, a fight broke out between his friends and another group of men. He tried to run, but he was chased down and badly beaten; the fatal injury came from a stab wound inflicted, reportedly, with a broken bottle. He was rushed to the KHMH, but 15 minutes later, while undergoing treatment, he passed away.
Today, 7News caught up with his wife who was at the morgue waiting for the post mortem, and she spoke to us off-camera about his death, which she calls senseless:
Voice of Rosalina Aguilar, Wife of deceased
"I don't have a clue why they did that. They say that he and his friends were in the club and they just entered and did that for no reason, just out of idleness. He was very hard working person who made sure to take care of his son and me. he didn't give trouble, he wasn't a thief - nothing like that, he was easy going."
Police say that they've detained 5 persons pending investigation. As noted in the interview, Salazar Velasquez was a father and a breadwinner in his family.
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