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Sharon Faber, Etana's Grandmother
"We got a call from the hospital and they say they want to see the mother, then my daughter call me back and said the baby didn't make it, she passed away."

Courtney Weatherburne, reporter
"What did the doctor say happened?"

Sharon Faber, Etana's Grandmother
"Well the doctor said the baby's heart failed her."

Courtney Weatherburne
"This is during the second surgery right?"

Sharon Faber, Etana's Grandmother
"Yes oh because she went to do another surgery and her heart failed her."

"I guess it is because, I thought it was only one shot she got but she was shot in the foot, 3 more shots."

"I was hoping that she would make it and come back home but she didn't make it so I guess God love her more than we, because we wanted her but it is God's choice, He want her more than we."

Important to note is that the post mortem showed that the baby was shot to the leg as well.

As we said, Baby Etana was Moody's only child. The Ministry of National Security sent out a release condemning the killing of this innocent child. It states "The Ministry extends its sincere condolences to the family and assures the public that everything will be done to bring the perpetrators of this senseless and callous killing to justice.

The Belize Police Department will continue its intervention efforts with gang rivals and its community policing strategy to bring healing to the family and community affected by this latest barbaric act." END QUOTE.

A grievance counselor has been assigned to assist baby Etana's family.

So, for this year in the Belize District four children have been killed: 12 year old David Morrison was shot and killed in February; 1 year old Alyssa Nunez died from complications of abuse in March, and 4 year old Treshawn Goff was shot and killed days later. And now, 3 year old Etana Bennett joins that very tragic list of children murdered in 2018.