By Breaking Belize News Staff: A member of the Belize Coast Guard was critically injured and another man wounded after gunmen opened fire on a vehicle travelling along the Philip Goldson Highway near Carolina Village, Corozal District, on Sunday evening, October 18, 2026.
The victims have been identified as 35-year-old Lionel Logan, a Belize Coast Guard member from Libertad Village, and 35-year-old Julian Dyer, a construction worker from Corozal Town.
According to initial reports, the men were travelling in a black Chevrolet Equinox with several other passengers after leaving a football game in Carolina Village when a black van carrying approximately four men pulled alongside their vehicle. Occupants of the van reportedly opened fire on the SUV, striking both men.
Logan sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his left forearm, lower abdomen and the back of his head. He was transferred to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in Belize City, where he was listed in critical condition. His current condition has not been independently confirmed.
Dyer suffered pellet injuries to his right forearm and lower abdomen. He was treated at the Corozal Community Hospital but subsequently discharged himself.
A nine-year-old girl travelling with her mother also sustained a minor cut to the palm of her right hand, reportedly caused by shattered glass. Both managed to escape from the vehicle during the attack.
The Chevrolet Equinox was later found abandoned in the San Antonio Village area with multiple apparent bullet holes and shattered windows.
The motive for the attack remains unknown, and no suspects have been publicly identified. Police investigations continue.
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