A deadly drive-by shooting in Corozal Town left a 36-year-old DJ dead and a second man hospitalized this Tuesday, with law enforcement officials pointing to drug ties as the most likely motive for the attack. The incident unfolded at approximately 7:40 p.m. on May 26, 2026, in the Corozal District, after local police received urgent reports of multiple gunshots being fired on Flamboyant Street.
When first responders arrived at the residential scene, they found Roger Escalante unresponsive, with multiple visible gunshot wounds, and 25-year-old Ezer Alcoser suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. Alcoser was immediately transported to a local medical facility for treatment, where he was later confirmed to be in stable condition.
Preliminary findings from the ongoing investigation outline a clear sequence of events: Escalante and a companion had just arrived at a Flamboyant Street residence when an unidentified SUV pulled up to the property. A lone gunman exited the vehicle, fired several rounds toward the group, and quickly fled the area. The shooting fatally struck Escalante and left Alcoser wounded.
In an official confirmation of the investigation’s early direction, Assistant Superintendent Stacy Smith, a staff officer with the local police force, revealed that Escalante was already a person of interest in an active drug trafficking probe at the time of his killing. While investigators have not yet verified whether both injured men were the intended targets of the attack, Smith confirmed that drug-related gang activity or retaliation is the leading working hypothesis.
“We are suspecting that may be the motive in this incident,” Smith told reporters in a press briefing Wednesday. As of Thursday morning, no suspects have been taken into custody, and law enforcement is asking any members of the public with information about the SUV or the gunman’s identity to contact the Corozal District police station to advance the case.