BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – A 59-year-old Haitian-American nationwide was denied bail when he appeared in court docket right here charged with two counts of homicide and three counts of tried homicide arising out of a capturing incident right here earlier this week.
Robert Joseph, who was unrepresented, appeared on the Belmopan Magistrates Courtroom, accused of killing 40-year-old Laura Fiorito and eight-year-old Megan Klessan whereas injuring two different minors and firing at Fiorito’s common-law-husband.
Joseph was denied bail because of the nature of the offense and remanded to the Belize Central Jail.
Police stated that the shootings occurred Tuesday on the Belmopan Market Day Plaza, and a video posted on social media confirmed a girl mendacity on the bottom immobile and a lady within the pan of a pickup truck. The video additionally exhibits a boy, bloodied and screeching in ache from the bullet that hit him.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Suzette Anderson stated the victims have been from the Netherlands and had been residing in Belize.
“So I can affirm that the shooter from the Social Safety Card that we have now noticed about him displays him as a Haitian American. From all indications, he was residing in Belize and gave the impression to be the proprietor of a resort inside the Belmopan space,” the Assistant Commissioner of Police stated.
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