Guns were blazing on the south side of Belize City yesterday evening. In a span of two hours, between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., three persons were shot two of them fatally, while one other person was hospitalized in a stable condition.
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Around 4:00 p.m., John Crawford, a barber, was in his barber shop on Zericote Street, when he was accosted by a gunman, who shot him in the cheek. Crawford was rushed to the KHMH Emergency Ward admitted in a stable condition. About an hour later, gunshots rang out on Central American Boulevard, claiming the life of Michael Barrera, 52. Barrera had reportedly stopped at Sue’s Shop to make a purchase, when he was accosted by a gunman, who shot him in the back of the head, killing him instantly.
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About 10 minutes later, there was another fatal shooting, at the long barracks, located at the corner of Ebony and Sarstoon Streets. Keith Courtenay, 46, was riding his bicycle when a man ran up behind him and opened fire. Courtenay died while undergoing treatment at the KHMH.