A Belize City mother has publicly demanded that local law enforcement cease targeting her family in the aftermath of a violent shooting incident. The confrontation occurred on Tuesday evening in the Lake Independence area’s M & J Street, where three individuals sustained injuries from an unidentified gunman’s attack.
The victims included two seventeen-year-old adolescents and a sixty-year-old woman. Medical authorities have discharged two patients from Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, while one remains under medical supervision.
Joyce Martinez, mother of one injured teenager, expressed profound distress regarding police conduct during the crisis. She reported being obstructed by officers from visiting her hospitalized son, alleging threats of physical violence during the encounter. “They prevented me from seeing my son who had just been shot,” Martinez stated, describing how an officer allegedly retrieved a baton while she grew increasingly agitated seeking information about her child’s condition.
Martinez further contends that police have repeatedly subjected her household to unwarranted searches following shooting incidents throughout the district. While affirming her family’s cooperation with authorities, she emphasizes that investigative efforts should prioritize identifying the actual perpetrator rather than targeting victims’ families.
The shooting occurred approximately at 7:30 PM near La Croix Boulevard, prompting coordinated security enhancements involving regular police units, Belize Defense Force personnel, and GI3 officers through intensified neighborhood patrols.