Police say they have detained two suspects and are searching for a third person, after former national cricketer, Kenton Young, was shot as he made his way home to Double Head Cabbage last Saturday night.
Assistant Superintendent of Police, Stacy Smith, said that the 29-year-old Young is currently listed in ‘a critical but stable condition’ at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after being shot in the face.
The police believe that the shooting may have been tied to an ongoing rivalry between villages in the Belize River Valley.
Smith said that officers were alerted to a shooting incident last Saturday night in the vicinity of Muscle Creek Bridge and upon arrival they found Young in his vehicle.
‘He reported that he was travelling when upon reaching that area he was accosted by a male person who was driving a motorcycle and that person fired several shots, which resulted in the injury of Mr. Young. He is currently listed in a critical but stable condition,’ Smith added.