A bold armed attack in Belize City’s Jane Usher neighborhood has left a 20-year-old local man wounded and his family reeling from the shock of the public violence, according to law enforcement updates on the incident that unfolded late last week.
The shooting took place around 11 p.m. on Friday, May 22, just moments after 20-year-old Alonzo Myers arrived at his residential property. As Myers stepped inside his gated yard, two unidentified men approached the perimeter from the public street. One of the assailants opened fire over the gate, striking Myers before the pair fled the scene immediately.
Surveillance camera footage from the property captured the entire terrifying sequence of events: moments after the gunshots rang out, Myers is seen falling to the ground from his injury, before pulling himself up and fleeing to secure shelter inside the property. Responding officers on routine patrol in the Jane Usher Boulevard area first got word of the incident when members of the public alerted them to the sound of gunfire. Once on scene, investigators learned that Myers had already been transported by loved ones to a local hospital for urgent medical care.
In an official statement provided to media, Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith, Staff Officer for the department, outlined the current status of the investigation. “What the investigation has so far revealed is that Myers entered his yard and was accosted by two male persons, one of who fired several shots, resulting in his injury,” Smith explained. “No suspect has been identified nor has a motive been established. However, Police has reviewed a number of surveillance footage to see how they can advance the investigation.”
As of the latest update on May 25, 2026, law enforcement has confirmed there is no evidence to link this shooting to another high-profile violent death in the same neighborhood earlier that month. Lamar Garnett was murdered in the Jane Usher area on May 15, but police say the two incidents are not connected at this time.
This report is a transcribed version of an evening television broadcast focused on the ongoing investigation, which remains active as authorities work to identify both attackers and uncover what led to the public attack.