SHOOTING INCIDENT CLAIMS TWO LIVES

January 23, 2007

Two youths are dead as a result of a shooting incident in Belize City last night. Police say they responded to reports of shots fired in the Saint Martin De Porres area sometime after ten o’clock last night. Police say they saw three men suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The three were taken to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where 18-year-old Elroy Flowers of a Poinsetta Street address and 23- year-old Adrian Espinosa of a Hibiscus Street address were pronounced dead on arrival. 27-year-old Michael Goff of a Black Orchid Street address was admitted to ward in a critical condition. Police say their initial investigations reveal that the three men were in a house on Poinsetta Street when a lone gunman entered and opened fire on the trio. Police recovered seven spent nine millimeter shells from the scene and are seeking one suspect for questioning.

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