BELIZE. (THECOUNT) — New Orleans woman, J’Bria Bowens, an Xavier University graduate and nursing student a Louisiana State University, has been identified as the victim shot dead Friday while vacationing in Belize.
Bowens, 23, was fatally shot outside of a nitespot in San Pedro on the island of Ambergris Caye on Friday.
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Two men have been arrested and charged with murder in the killing that occurred at Jaguar’s Night Club on Friday. A third man may have also been charged according to Facebook. A local news outlet identified the “fishermen,” as 33-year-old Lucio Salazar and 24-year-old Delson Paguada. The third man was identified as Tionne Paguada.
Bowens was pronounced dead of gunshot injuries.
“The tourist was not the intended target, it just so happened she was in the line of fire between these two factions,” officials told 7 News Belize. The attackers used an assault rifle and the intended target had been a local gang leader.
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Geo quick facts: Belize is a nation on the eastern coast of Central America, with Caribbean Sea shorelines to the east and dense jungle to the west. Offshore, the massive Belize Barrier Reef, dotted with hundreds of low-lying islands called cayes, hosts rich marine life. Belize’s jungle areas are home to Mayan ruins like Caracol, renowned for its towering pyramid; lagoon-side Lamanai; and Altun Ha, just outside Belize City – wikipedia.