There was also another shooting on San Pedro in which a family man was shot several times by a thief who broke into his house. 31 year-old Jaime Manzano had to be airlifted to a hospital in Belize City because of that encounter.
Today, San Pedro Police told us what they've been able to establish:
Supt. Luis Castellanos - OC, San Pedro Police
"Last night about 7pm we received information of a shooting incident, this time in the San Pablo area of San Pedro Town. As a result, police visited the San Pedro Polyclinic, where we saw the doctors attending to a gentleman by the name of Jaime Manzano, 31 years of age, driver, of a resident of San Pablo area in San Pedro Town. He was seen suffering from a gunshot wound to the right leg, right hand and left hand too."
"Initial investigation revealed that about 7pm or thereabout, he arrived to his residence along with his wife and upon arriving to his house, he was confronted by a male person, who was already inside his residence and fired several shots at him, hence causing the injuries to him."
"There were some items inside the house that were already packed, like they were going to leave with the items. We believe that it may be a burglary and an aggravated burglary."
Manzano's father-in-law, who lives in the upstairs flat, was also watching the election coverage on TV when he heard the gunshots downstairs. He told us off-camera today that he immediately pulled his licensed weapon, intending to render aid to his family downstairs:
Voice of: Manzano's father-in-law
"They went out to buy food. Apparently, they saw someone come in the area looking suspicious. They still went and when they came back and opened the door, they met the guy pointing a gun at them. He point the gun to my daughter, according to her. My son-in-law had a gun and when he pulled his gun, my daughter dash to the ground and tried to come out the house. That is when I heard the gunshots. When he shot the guy, it looks like one of the bullet hit the ground and it had jammed his gun, so he only could have shoot one shot and the guy shoots 13 shots at him. At around 6:50pm I was sitting in my hall watching the elections coverage, when I heard like a bomb. I told my wife that that was gunshots. I ran and pulled my gun and I ran outside on the verandah and I heard my daughter saying that they shot Jaime. At the same time I couldn't see anyone walking through the gate. When I look to the west side of my house about 200 feet, I saw a man walking and I fired several shots at the man and then I went back in and load up my magazine and one of my workers told me to lets go with the vehicle and so we jump in the vehicle and started to look around. The police came and we kind of see somene runing towards the airstrip and the police started to chase after the man, but that was it."
"It was robbery, because when the police and the crime scene came to the house, they found a bag with tablets and a phone and a laptop and a sunglasses, watch and some jewelry."
Daniel Ortiz
"You are convinced it's a robbery?"
Voice of: Manzano's father-in-law
"It's a robbery."
Police have no leads and are asking the public to assist them in any way possible in trying to solve this crime. Police say that Manzano's assailant made off with his licensed firearm.
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