By Breaking Belize News Staff: Police are investigating an attempted burglary in Ladyville that erupted into a gunfight between two suspected burglars and a senior police officer early Sunday morning, leaving one suspected participant hospitalized with gunshot injuries.
Police received reports of shots being fired on Compassion Lane at around 3:56 a.m.
A Senior Superintendent told investigators that neighbours alerted him after hearing someone moving around a nearby residence.
The officer said that when he made checks, he saw two men carrying crowbars and allegedly attempting to break into the home.
According to the police report, the officer shouted at the men, who allegedly opened fire in his direction. The officer then returned fire with his licensed 9mm pistol.
The two men reportedly separated and fled in different directions.
Police later learned that a 30-year-old Belize City carpenter, had been transported to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital suffering from apparent gunshot injuries. Police say he is suspected of being involved in the attempted burglary.
Investigators found damage to burglar bars at the residence along with a crowbar and several expended 9mm shells.
The matter remains under investigation.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: Police are investigating an attempted burglary in Ladyville that erupted into a gunfight between two suspected burglars and a senior police officer early Sunday morning, leaving one suspected participant hospitalized with gunshot injuries. Police received reports of shots being fired on Compassion Lane at around 3:56 a.m. A Senior Superintendent
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