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PM Calls On Cops to Get Answers for Attack On Mayor Khalid’s Home
posted (May 16, 2018)
Tonight, Belmopan Police don't have any compelling leads on who shot up Mayor Khalid Belisle's House. As we told you last night, it happened at his Valencia street home around 10:30 on Monday night. Belisle was awakened by the sound of gunshots and didn't see the damage until the next morning - where multiple bullet holes were seen in his wall and on his fiance's car. Police recovered eight shells expended from the scene. Today at a press conference, the Prime Minister called on police to find the perpetrators:...

Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow - Prime Minister
"For such a thing to happen to any individual, any politician, is terrible. But for it to happen to Khalid Belisle, whom we all know and I don't care what side of the political fence you are, to be an extremely bright, talented, honest, sincere, genuine hardworking individual is absolutely terrible."

"In speaking to him he made clear that in deed he was not going to be deterred and so that was comforting. I don't know that the full import of what had happened had by then had sunken. But he was incredibly cool, but notwithstanding, he clearly has to be very much concerned, not to say alarm. I really hope that the police can in fact get to the bottom of it."

The Prime Minister says he has no clue about who or what may be behind the attack.

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