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.