Businessman shoots burglar in Belize City

Published by BBN Staff at October 10, 2017

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Posted: Tuesday, October 10, 2017. 8:45 a.m. CST.

By BBN Staff: This morning around 2:23, police received information that a man was shot and was taken to the KHMH in a private vehicle.

Joseph Duce, 63, a businessman of Police Street reported that he saw 2 men on his verandah and fired 2 shots with his license firearm at the individuals burglarizing his residence.

Police visited the KHMH where they saw a 17 year old male with a gunshot wound to the left arm.

He is believed to be the suspect in the burglary and is listed in a stable condition at the hospital.

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