By Michelle Sutherland
The second shooting incident reported in San Pedro Town since the start of the new year has left a man critical and another woman injured after they were shot just after 3:30 this morning.
Well-known Belizean tour-guide, Gilberto Lara, 48, is in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) as a result of a single gunshot wound he sustained to the right side of his chest. Katherine Vanessa Torrez, 25, a Honduran waitress was grazed to the upper right side of her back.
According to police, on January 20th while both victims were traveling inside a golf cart on Sea Weed drive in San Pedro, they heard multiple gunshots and realized they had been hit.
The victims drove to the San Pedro police station seeking assistance before they were transported to the San Pedro Polyclinic for emergency treatment.
Lara was airlifted out of the island for further treatment while Torrez was treated for her injuries and released.
The investigation continues.
