A terrifying incident unfolded today over the skies of eastern Belize when a US citizen who had entered the country ilegally via land boarded a Tropic Airlines plane, pulled out a knife and took over the small airplane. The 14 passengers included 2 north American individuals and a child. The hijacker demanded fuel because he wanted to fly straight to the US. When one of the passengers attempted to subdue him the culprit stabbed him. The plane finally touched back down as it ran out of fuel. Upon arrival, a passenger with a licensed gun shot the hijacker in the chest, killing him on the spot. The incident created headline news around the world. See link below: Airplane is Hijacked, Culprit Shot Dead
Salvatore Lopes, Laura Fiorito and their two children Megan (Klassen) Petkau A shooting on Tuesday afternoon in the capital has left surrounding communities reeling and the whole nation of Belize in shock at the absolutely senseless and cold-blooded targeting of a family who were enjoying ice cream near the market square. According to multiple sources, a couple from Agua Viva, a rural community a few miles away from Belmopan which is composed of ex-Mennonites, practicing Mennonites and various immigrants from Europe, were at the marketplace in Belmopan. Along with the couple and their two children was a little girl, the daughter of a friend from the same community. The gunman and his grown son walked up to the family, greeted them, then suddenly the perpetrator pulled out a gun and fired at the father but missed while the mother and three children were pursued by the gunman who continued firing at them, killing the woman and little girl and injuring the couple’s two children. The gun...