A shocking daylight carjacking carried out by two armed men has rattled Belize, after the assailants ambushed a local businessman on the Philip Goldson Highway just outside Sandhill Village, according to Belizean law enforcement authorities. The violent incident, which unfolded on September 26, 2026, represents an unusually bold criminal act on a major Belizean highway, and investigators are still working to track down the two attackers who remain at large as of Monday.\n\nAssistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero, head of the National Crimes Investigation Branch, confirmed the details of the terrifying attack in a press briefing. The victim, identified as Sandeep Kumar, told police he was traveling along the highway when another vehicle began tailoring his car, and he soon heard gunshots fired in his direction. The suspects’ vehicle then pulled directly in front of Kumar, forcing him to stop. Two armed men exited their vehicle, struck Kumar in the head with a firearm, dragged him out of his own car, and fled the scene in the stolen vehicle heading toward Belize City.\n\nResponding officers launched an immediate manhunt and search operation, and recovered both the stolen car and the suspects’ getaway vehicle abandoned in the Maxboro area shortly after the attack. Forensic investigators have already processed both vehicles for DNA, fingerprint, and other forensic evidence, Romero confirmed. The getaway car, which belongs to a rental company based in Belize’s Cayo District, has already been formally identified by authorities, though the two suspects remain missing.\n\nLaw enforcement has issued a public warning that the two attackers are considered armed and extremely dangerous, and urged residents across Belize District to remain vigilant in the coming days as the investigation moves forward. Community members are asked to contact Belizean police immediately if they observe any suspicious activity in their neighborhoods or have information that could help lead to the arrest of the suspects.\n\nWhile highway carjackings remain rare in Belize, investigators say they are working to determine whether this brazen public attack signals a worrying shift in the pattern of criminal activity across the country. This report is adapted from a transcribed evening television news broadcast originally published online.