After struggling to recover for about 10 months, 25-year-old Justin
Stephens Teck passed away this morning from complications connected to
gunshot injures he suffered last year.
As we reported, on the evening of Thursday, October 21st, 2019, Teck, a
security guard from Hunter's Lane in Belize City, was standing in front
of a car wash on New Road. That wasn't too far from the Queen Street
Police Station, and a series of fixed police checkpoints nearby. But,
the possibility of being caught in the act did not stop a gunman from
sprinting out of a nearby alley. That assailant fired several shots in
Teck's direction and immediately fled the scene. He was injured to the
head, and to the back, and although he initially survived the attack,
he was left paralyzed.
In April of this year, Teck had to be rushed back to the KHMH due to
complications from his gunshot injuries. Unfortunately, he later
developed ulcers due to bedsores, and he started suffering seizures.
This morning, his family was informed that he succumbed to his injuries
while he was receiving medical treatment.
A member of his family, who did not want to grant any on-camera
comments, told us that his health began to rapidly deteriorate when he
had to be re-admitted back to the hospital.
Teck had previously survived a gunshot to the head back in September
2011, back when he was a 16-year-old high school student.
Unfortunately, he did not survive this second attempt on his life.
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