Canadian man, 38, fatally shot in Belize; police say suspect fled on foot

Oct 5, 2017 | 3:00 PM

COROZAL, Belize — Police in Belize say they’re investigating the fatal shooting of a Canadian man.

Police spokesman Raphael Martinez says Gabriel Bochnia was shot Wednesday night as he and his wife and their three children were returning to their home in the Chula Vista area of Corozal.

Martinez says as Bochnia, 38, got out of his vehicle to open the gate, a man with a rag over his face came from behind the bushes and shot him in the abdomen.

He died of his injuries in hospital.