{"id":80669,"date":"2026-02-02T18:47:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greaterbelize.com\/?p=80669"},"modified":"2026-02-02T18:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:47:49","slug":"us-military-vet-opens-fire-at-police-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greaterbelize.com\/us-military-vet-opens-fire-at-police-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"US Military Vet Opens Fire at Police Mobile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police in Ladyville are lining up a string of serious charges against a twenty\u2011nine\u2011year\u2011old American military veteran after a domestic dispute spiraled into a gun showdown with officers. Investigators say Darnain Garcia, already out on bail for allegedly trying to ship a cache of guns and ammo into Belize, opened fire when police responded to an early\u2011morning assault report. A joint operation by elite police units ended with Garcia in custody and the seizure of an AR\u201115, a nine\u2011millimeter handgun, and nearly one hundred rounds of ammunition. Police say Garcia is unlicensed, prohibited from leaving the country, and now facing even more trouble as investigators detail what unfolded.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Stacy

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ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhilst the police officers were transporting the female to the Ladyville Police Station, the mobile came under fire and an operation was organized as a consequence of this, as there was reasons to believe that Mr. Garcia was the culprit in that incident. A joint operation team consisting of personnel from the GI-Three, the Anti-narcotics unit, as well as the Ladyville Quick response team, organized and mobilized to an area of interest. And through the use of a drone and conducting covert surveillance, they were able to apprehend Mr. Garcia sometime around six o\u2019 clock a.m. and in his position was a nine-millimeter Smith and Wesson brand pistol, which contain fourteen live rounds of nine millimeter ammunition, as well as a bag which contain an additional sixty live rounds of nine millimeter ammunition. Also found on the person of Mr. Garcia was an AR-15 rifle, which contained thirty-seven live rounds of 5.56 ammunition. Garcia is known to police as he is currently out on bail, having been charged in July of 2025 for illicit trafficking of firearm after a barrel was discovered at the Santa Elena border, which contained a number of firearm and ammunition.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

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Police say the early\u2011morning response to a reported domestic assault quickly turned dangerous in Ladyville, ending with a twenty\u2011nine\u2011year\u2011old American veteran already out on bail now in custody after officers came under fire and seized high\u2011powered weapons and ammunition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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