A violent incident in Belmopan has left a 26-year-old man wounded and launched two parallel investigations to uncover the critical truth: which person ultimately fired the bullet that struck the victim, Jaheim Thomas of Ruin Creek Village. The chain of events unfolded on the evening of Monday, September 7, 2026, when local law enforcement received an emergency call about a violent altercation unfolding at a residential property in the Las Flores (also referenced as Las Poures, Belle Maure) area of the city.
When officers arrived at the scene to intervene in the dispute, Thomas sustained a gunshot wound and was immediately rushed to a nearby medical facility for urgent care. As of the latest update from authorities, the victim remains in stable condition, a small silver lining amid the ongoing probe.
The core unresolved question at the heart of the investigation has investigators exploring two plausible sources of the bullet: one is a licensed firearm owner who was already involved in the pre-police altercation, and the other is the responding police officer called to de-escalate the conflict. So far, evidence collected at the scene confirms that both men discharged their weapons during the incident, leaving investigators working to connect the bullet that struck Thomas to the correct gun.
To advance the probe, law enforcement officials have seized both weapons involved, which have been secured and prepared for forensic ballistic comparative analysis. Both men connected to the incident have also been taken into custody as investigators work to map out the full sequence of events. Two separate probes are currently running in tandem: a standard criminal investigation into the incident, and an internal administrative investigation focused on the conduct of the responding officer, per standard protocol for police involvement in shooting incidents.
In a public statement on the case, ASP Stacy Smith, a staff officer with the Belmopan police force, clarified key details for the public. Smith confirmed there is no evidence so far to suggest that the responding officer had any pre-existing arrangement or prior plan with the licensed firearm holder who was involved in the original dispute. The investigation remains active and ongoing, with authorities updating their findings as forensic analysis is completed.
This report is adapted from a transcribed broadcast of local evening news, with adjustments made to standardize spelling for Kriol language dialogue included in the original broadcast transcript.