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Basketball Fight Leads To Shooting
posted (January 20, 2020)
An argument on a basketball court over the weekend in San Andres, Corozal left 37-year-old Marlon Allen Palacio taking cover for his life.

It happened on Sunday night when at about 8:30 pm Palacio was involved in an altercation with another man on the basketball court.

Here's what police had to say about how the incident played out.

ACP Joseph Myvette, Head of NCIB
"Last night around 8:30 pm police responded to a shooting incident in San Andres Village Corozal district where Marlon Palacio 37 years of San Andres village reported to police that whilst he was at a basketball court within the village he had an altercation with a male person who then left and later returned with what appeared to be a firearm and that person fired several shots in his direction none of which caught him. Police are investigating this matter and that person is in custody at this time pending the investigation."

And while Palacio was taking refuge in his home his assailant fired at least another shot which hit the house and caused damage to the windows of a car that was parked in the yard.

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