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Cop Was In Right Place, Right time With A 9
posted (August 30, 2018)

As we told you there was a shooting at the corner of Johnson Street and Cemetery Road on Tuesday night. Matthew Smith was shot to the shoulder with a .45 pistol. 

Now it could have been worse, or even fatal for Smith if it weren't for Corporal Keith Cruz stepping in as he did to scare the gunmen off. Police told us more at the press briefing.

ASP Alejandro Cowo - OC, CIB, Belize City
"Police responded to shots being fired somewhere on Johnson Street as a result upon police visiting at that location police observed a male person who identified himself as Matthew Smith, 30 year old Belizean from number 20 Johnson Street. He was observed suffering from an apparent gunshot wounds to the right side of his shoulder. What he indicated to police is that he was at the Fibbers Restaurant located on Cemetery road purchasing some food when he observed tow male persons coming from Johnson street towards cemetery road and one of them while reaching the unction of cemetery road and Johnson street, one of them pulled out a firearm and pointed it at his direction and fired several shot at him. Cpl. Keith Cruz who was also at Fibbers restaurant purchasing food saw what was happening and pulled out his licensed firearm and fired two shots at the male persons who ran away from the scene. Mr. Matthew Smith was admitted and treated and discharged on the following day."

No one has been detained. Police say they don't know Smith to have any gang affiliations.

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