BELIZE DISTRICT
SHOOTING INCIDENT
On 15th October 2014 at 8:36pm, police responded to a report of several gunshots being heard in the vicinity of the Hattieville/Boom Road area. At approximately one hundred yards away from the concrete piece of road in the direction from Phillip Goldson Highway to Hattieville, police saw a tall “fair complexion” male person dressed in a red T-Shirt, a long blue jeans and a grey and black tennis shoe, apparently dead. Further checks of the body revealed multiple gunshot wounds. The body was identified as that of Gregory Richard GOODFELLOW, 22 year old of Ladyville Village. Police have retrieved five 9mm expended shells from near the body. The body was then transported to Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where it was pronounced dead at 12:40am on 16th October 2014. Police investigations continue.
FOUND PROPERTY
At 10:35pm on 15th October 2014, police searched an area in the vicinity of the Belama Phase Four, situated at the end of Albert Hoy Street, Belize City, where they found a Black and Chrome .380 pistol under the last step situated on the northern side of the bridge. No one was found in the area. The pistol was labeled as found property.
RE: MISSING PERSON
Reference the Missing Person report sent on 14th October 2014, Ariela VAUGHN and her 1-year-old son were located with relatives in good health.
SAN PEDRO TOWN
MISSING PERSON
On 15th October 2014 at about 9:00am, George GARCIA, 51 year old of Libertad Village, Corozal District, visited the San Pedro Police Station and reported that he received information sometime after 6:00pm on 13th October 2014 that his 22-year-old son Erick GARCIA, of Boca Del Rio Area, San Pedro Town, was missing at sea. Initial investigation revealed that on 13th October 2014 at about 10:00am, Erick Amelio GARCIA, Joseph HERNANDEZ and Jamal MARTINEZ left Tides Beach Resort, San Pedro, in a 15ft Fiber Glass canoe and headed north to Tres cocos area to fish. They secured the canoe and spent about two hours there fishing and diving, however, upon getting into the canoe it over turned. The sea condition got rough and the strong current took them over the reef through a channel where huge waves pushed them in different directions. Eventually, with the assistance of the Belize Coast Guard, both Joseph HERNANDEZ and Jamal MARTINEZ were rescued. However, Erick GARCIA was never located. Police investigations continue.
BELMOPAN CITY
MISSING PERSON
Fredis RAMIREZ, of Ontario Village, stated that on 14th October 2014, he left home at 7:30am, leaving his 15-year-old daughter Ilean Selena MARTINEZ at home sleeping. He mentioned that when he returned at about 11:20am, he was told by a family member that his daughter had left home sometime between 9:00am and 10:00am. She reportedly mentioned to a family member that she was going to her Mother's house in San Joaquin Village in the Corozal District. Ilean was last seen wearing a white flowers blouse, short black pants, red sling bag with flowers and black close up shoes. She is of Hispanic descent, clear complexion. Ilean has black hair, brown eyes, round face, sharp nose, thick eye brows, and thick lips. Her entire name is written on her left wrist. If seen, please contact the nearest police station.