NEW : A lawyer for Ambergris Caye files a formal request for asylum in Guatemala . the Belize Police Department is sought for questioning in the killing of his neighbor in Guatemala . It all started on November 9 , when he told police someone poisoned his four dogs . Police say he is not a suspect , but they want to talk to him about the Tuesday shooting . He says he fled to Belize to escape police persecution , and plans to seek asylum .
NEW : A lawyer for Ambergris Caye files a formal request for asylum in Guatemala . the Belize Police Department is sought for questioning in the killing of his neighbor in Guatemala . Police say he is not a suspect , but they want to talk to him about the Tuesday shooting . He says he fled to Belize to escape police persecution , and plans to seek asylum .