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This is a list of mass shootings that have occurred in Belize since the 2000s. Mass shootings are incidents involving several victims of firearm-related violence. This list includes incidents where three or more persons are shot in one location at roughly the same time. For this list, perpetrators are not excluded from casualty tallies. Similarly, shootings in non-public places, and those associated with organised crime, gangs, drug wars, or terrorism are not excluded.[n 1]

2020s

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Date District (place) Dead Injured Total Description Nb
14 Dec 2024 Toledo (Monkey River) 3 1 4 Two parents and their 3-year-old son were killed, and their 11-year-old daughter injured, by a lone gunman in an evening street shooting while en route home from Indian Creek, Toledo. Motive not clear. [1]
12 Mar 2024 Cayo (Belmopan) 2 2 4 A woman and an 8-year-old girl were killed, and two other children injured, by a lone gunman in a public afternoon shooting in Market Plaza. Purportedly related to a private feud. [n 2]
23 Oct 2023 Belize (San Pedro) 3 4 7 Two men and a 3-year-old toddler were killed, and four men injured, in a midnight street shooting at a family residence in San Pedrito. Purportedly drug-related. [n 3]
31 Dec 2022 Cayo (Belmopan) 3 1 4 Two men and a woman were killed, and another woman injured, by a lone gunman in an evening street shooting at their residence. [n 4]
17 Nov 2022 Belize (Sand Hill) 3 0 3 Three men (including a 19-year-old) were shot and killed in an evening shooting at a family residence in New Site. Purportedly drug-related. [2]
31 Jul 2022 Stann Creek (Hopkins) 2 8 10 Two men were killed, and eight others (including teenagers and police) injured, by three gunmen in a public evening shooting during a Hopkins Day celebration at Wabinaha Nightclub. Purportedly related to a private feud. [n 5]
20 Apr 2022 Belize (Belize) 0 4 4 Three men and a woman were injured by two gunmen in an evening street shooting on Plues Street (before a government homeless shelter). Motive not clear. [3]
5 Feb 2022 Belize (Belize) 0 5 5 Three men and two women were injured by a lone gunman in an evening street shooting at a family residence on Antelope Street Extension. Purportedly gang-related. [4]
17 Mar 2020 Belize (Belize) 1 3 4 One Bowen & Bowen deliveryman was killed, and his colleague and two bystanders injured, by an accompanied gunman (or gunmen) in a daylight street shooting on Orange and West Streets. Motive not clear. [5]
15 Mar 2020 Belize (Belize) 3 1 4 Two parents and their 4-year-old son were killed, and their 2-year-old daughter injured, by a lone gunman during an evening home invasion at their residence in King's Park. Purportedly burglary-related. [6]

2010s

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Date District (place) Dead Injured Total Description Nb
20 Jun 2019 Belize (Mapp Caye) 5 0 5 Five fishermen (including a 19-year-old) were shot and killed during a days-long lobster fishing trip. Purportedly drug-related. [n 6]
4 Jun 2019 Belize (Price Hwy) 3 0 3 A school principal and her two friends (including a 19-year-old) were shot and killed at the former's residence on Mile 10½ (before Burrell Boom, Belize). Motive not clear. [n 7]
26 Jun 2018 Orange Walk (Trial Farm) 0 4 4 Three men (including a 19-year-old) and a woman (pregnant) were injured by a lone gunman in an evening street shooting at a family residence on San Narciso Street. Motive not clear. [7]
2 May 2018 Belize (Belize) 0 4 4 Three men and a woman were injured by an accompanied gunman in a public evening shooting at Wing Kee Salon Store on Faber's Road. Motive not clear. [8]
9 Sep 2017 Belize (Belize) 0 6 6 Six people were injured by a lone gunman in a public afternoon shooting just after a j'ouvert parade on Kerry and Wilson Streets (before an Adventist church holding Saturday service). Purportedly related to a private feud. [9]
12 Aug 2017 Belize (San Pedro) 0 3 3 A man and two children were injured by two gunmen in an evening street shooting at the Easy Does It A & A Woodwork Shop in San Pedrito. Motive not clear. [10]
8 Jun 2014 Belize (Belize) 1 4 5 A man was killed, and four people injured, by gunmen in a shootout during a graduation party in Brown Sugar Plaza. Purportedly gang-related. [11]
15 Jun 2012 Belize (Belize) 1 3 4 A man was killed, and two men and a 16-year-old girl injured, by two gunmen in an evening school shooting at Living Hope Prep, on Neal Pen Road. Purportedly gang-related. [12]
7 Sep 2010 Orange Walk (Carmelita) 3 0 3 Two parents and their son were shot and killed at or near their residence. Motive not clear. [n 8]
1 Feb 2010 Belize (Belize) 1 3 4 A 19-year-old teenager was killed, and three bystanders (including a senior and child) injured, by two gunmen in a public evening shooting at Rick's Chinese Shop on CA Boulevard. Motive not clear. [13]

2000s

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Date District (place) Dead Injured Total Description Nb
9 Feb 2008 Belize (Belize) 2 13 15 A 19-year-old bartender was killed, and nine bystanders (including teenagers) injured, by two gunmen in a public evening shooting at the Putt Putt Bar & Grill in Newtown Barracks. Five uninjured victims from Putt Putt were later shot by a lone gunman on Bal-Can Bridge, leaving a 17-year-old dead, and three (including teenagers) injured. Similarly, three uninjured victims from Putt Putt were later shot by a lone gunman on Raccoon Street Extension, leaving a 16-year-old injured. All three shootings purportedly connected and gang-related. [n 9]
20 Jul 2002 Belize (Belize) 0 3 3 Three bystanders were injured by gunmen in an evening street shootout on Faber's Road and CA Boulevard. Motive not clear. [14]

See also

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Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ Love a.
  2. ^ 5 e; 5 i.
  3. ^ 7 h.
  4. ^ 7 i.
  5. ^ 7 j.
  6. ^ 5 h.
  7. ^ 7 c; 7 l; Amandala c.
  8. ^ 7 e.
  9. ^ 7 g.
  10. ^ Sun b; Amandala b.
  11. ^ 7 k.
  12. ^ 7 d.
  13. ^ BBN a.
  14. ^ 7 m.
  1. ^ Complete lists of mass shootings in Belize are not officially published, so this list relies on media and unofficial reports. Notes and short citations provided in Nb columns.
  2. ^ 7 b; 7 f. Not deemed mass shooting by police (7 b).
  3. ^ 7 a; Amandala b; Sun a. Police officers suspected of aiding or abetting by victims' family (7 a).
  4. ^ Amandala d. Police officer charged and tried (Amandala d).
  5. ^ Amandala a; Loop a; 5 a. Deemed mass shooting by police (Amandala a).
  6. ^ 7 n; 5 g. First victim discovered on 20 June (7 n).
  7. ^ Amandala e. Victims discovered 4 June (Amandala e).
  8. ^ 5 c. Victims discovered on 7 September (5 c).
  9. ^ Amandala a; 5 a; 7 o; 5 j. Deemed mass shooting by police (Amandala a).

References

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  1. "Narco Triple Murder Claims 3-Year-Old". 7 News. Belize City. 23 October 2023.
  2. "Mother and Minor Murdered at the Market". 7 News. Belize City. 13 March 2024.
  3. "Mass Shooting in Trial Farm, was it over Turf?". 7 News. Belize City. 27 June 2018.
  4. "Mass Shooting Injures 4, Kills 1; Target Says Shooters Need 'Practice'". 7 News. Belize City. 18 June 2012.
  5. "Four Shot in Front of Chinese Store". 7 News. Belize City. 3 May 2018.
  6. "Two Dead in Belmopan Mass Shooting, Gunman Apprehended". 7 News. Belize City. 12 March 2024.
  7. "Mass Shooting After J'ouvert". 7 News. Belize City. 12 September 2017.
  8. "Four Injured in City Shooting". 7 News. Belize City. 21 April 2022.
  9. "Lamb Targeted Again". 7 News. Belize City. 7 February 2022.
  10. "Six Charged for Murder". 7 News. Belize City. 20 March 2020.
  11. "Kirk Smith's Killing may have been Caused by 'Friendly Fire' but Police Still say Murder". 7 News. Belize City. 13 June 2014.
  12. "Looking for Answers in Wild OW Shooting". 7 News. Belize City. 28 June 2018.
  13. "Man Charged in Weekend Triple Shooting". 7 News. Belize City. 23 July 2002.
  14. "The Swallow Caye 5: All Killed at Sea". 7 News. Belize City. 24 June 2019.
  15. "Friday Night Mayhem at Putt Putt Bar". 7 News. Belize City. 11 February 2008.
  16. "Robbers Go After Businessman, Kill His Bodyguard". 7 News. Belize City. 11 May 2012.
  17. "Mayhem in Ladyville: Three Injured, One Dead, 20 Shots Fired". 7 News. Belize City. 16 May 2016.
  18. "Gill Street Massacre: 2 Dead; 1 Critical". 7 News. Belize City. 15 February 2008.
  19. "Mass Shooting in Hopkins: 2 Dead, 8 Injured". Amandala. Belize City. 6 August 2022.
  20. "Suspects Charged for San Pedro Triple Murder". Amandala. Belize City. 29 October 2023.
  21. "Pregnant Woman and 3 Others Shot in Trial Farm". Amandala. Belize City. 30 June 2018.
  22. "Elmer Nah Triple-Murder Case Begins". Amandala. Belize City. 20 April 2025.
  23. "Heinous Triple Murder in Home at Mile 10½". Amandala. Belize City. 8 June 2019.
  24. "Young Men Acquitted of Murderous Mass Shooting". Breaking Belize News. San Ignacio, Belize. 28 May 2015.
  25. "Belize: Two Killed in Mass Shooting at Nightclub". Loop. Kingston, Jamaica. 31 July 2022.
  26. "Monkey River Horror: Family Ambushed, Triple Murder Stuns Village". Love News. Belize City. 16 December 2024.
  27. "Hopkins Day is Marred by Another Mass Shooting". News 5. Belize City. 2 August 2022.
  28. "In Cold Blood: Husband, Wife and Son, Murdered in Carmelita". News 5. Belize City. 8 September 2010.
  29. "Police Investigate a Possible Drug Angle in Triple Homicide". News 5. Belize City. 18 November 2022.
  30. "Triple Murder at Sea; Bodies of 3 Fishermen Recovered". News 5. Belize City. 21 June 2019.
  31. "Still No Arrests for King's Park Triple Murder". News 5. Belize City. 18 March 2020.
  32. "A Grisly Triple Murder in Sand Hill; Was it Drug-related?". News 5. Belize City. 18 November 2022.
  33. "Two Dead, Thirteen Injured in Gang Shooting Sprees". News 5. Belize City. 11 February 2008.
  34. "3 Shot in Barbershop, One Dead; Prominent Businessman the Hero". News 5. Belize City. 11 May 2012.
  35. "Police Name Christian Espat and Michael Brown as Suspects in San Pedrito's Deadly Mass Shooting". San Pedro Sun. San Pedro, Belize. 23 October 2023.
  36. "Christian Espat Acquitted of Charges in Connection to 2017 San Pedrito Shooting". San Pedro Sun. San Pedro, Belize. 5 October 2020.
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