Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Cop After Nightclub Shooting

Tonight, the man accused of shooting a cop and damaging two police mobiles in the early hours of Monday morning is behind bars. This morning, 36-year-old Stanley Flowers was taken to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court to answer to eight criminal charges. Flowers was slapped with one count of attempted murder, three counts aggravated assault, two counts damage to property, one count dangerous harm, one count use of deadly means of harm, and one count of kept firearm without a gun license. In court, Flowers, who was represented by attorney Ian Gray, pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was denied bail and remanded to prison until June 2, 2025.  The fisherman from Crooked Tree Village allegedly shot Corporal Manuel Chub outside a nightclub near mile 11 on the Philip Goldson Highway. Chub and another officer and another officer responded to reports of an armed man inside the nightclub and encountered Flowers in the parking lot. While attempting to apprehend Flowers he opened fire on them, hitting Chub four times to the body. He fled and was pursued by officers, who he fired several shots at. Police were forced to hit him off his motorcycle and were able to relief him of nine millimeter pistol.