Local News

A man was murdered last night in Belize City.  The victim has been identified as twenty year old Miraldo Alvarez an unemployed resident of number 236 Guzman Crescent.  According to Police reports, C.I.B personnel visited the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, where they saw Alvarez with an apparent gunshot wound to the left lower back.  The incident occurred around 9:55 last night, when Alvarez and another male were riding on separate bicycles on McKenzie Street.  When reaching its junction with Luis Street, two persons who were by the basketball court on McKenzie Street, approached them and fired several gunshots towards them, causing Alvarez the injury.  He succumbed to his injuries while undergoing surgery at 10:45 p.m. at the K.H.M.H.  The body now awaits a post mortem examination.  Police have one person detained, pending investigation.