Baby critical after mother and step-father killed in 6th Street shooting incident

Posted: Monday, March 16, 2020. 7:24 am CST.

By Aaron Humes : A four-year-old baby boy is in critical condition undergoing treatment at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and his mother and step-father are dead following a late night shooting incident on Sunday on the Northside of Belize City.

Police visited a residence at the corner of Landivar and Sixth Streets where they found 27-year-old Philip Leslie motionless and 31-year-old Shakira White gravely injured along with the child.

All were rushed to the KHMH where Leslie was pronounced dead, White died while in treatment and the child remains in treatment.

The trio were going to sleep when, according to police, a vehicle was heard stopping nearby and then the sound of gunfire.

Police investigations continue.

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