And when he does leave - he'll hand over a very full plate to his successor, Dr. Richard Rosado.
Murder is trending up - and this morning a cop was shot, while two patrol vehicles were riddled with bullets.
It happened in the pursuit of a man on a motorcycle in the northern Belize District. The good news is that the injured cop is stable, and cops caught the gunman and got his gun.
The commissioner told us more about the incident which started out near Fire NightClub at Mile on 11 the Phillip Goldson Highway:
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"Last night sometime just before midnight police received information of a male person inside Eruption Nightclub compound who was armed with a firearm. Based on that a team of police officers, Corporal Chub and another police, went to the area. And upon entering the compound they saw the individual fitting the description as relayed to them. They approached the individual and he took out a firearm and fired multiple shots at the vehicle. The police were able to alight the vehicle and upon approaching him, he fired shots at Corporal Chub hitting him 4 times. Chub was rushed to the hospital and I must say he has been treated and released. He is in good health and good spirits at this time. The individual, after having shot Corporal Chub, jumped on a motorcycle and made his way towards the Sandhill area. The Sandhill police was notified and they proceeded towards Belize City with the view to see if they would be able to apprehend the individual. And again they encountered him on the highway and upon seeing the police mobile he fired multiple shots at the police mobile causing severe damages to that vehicle. The police were able to knock him down with the vehicle off his motorcycle and he was eventually detained and the firearm, a 9mm pistol was found on his person so he was also taken to the hospital for treatment and has also been treated and released and is now in the custody of police awaiting charges."
Eight 9mm expended shells were retrieved along with a Smith and Wesson brand 9mm pistol without serial number.
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