A Corozal grocer was grazed by a shotgun pellet during a robbery at 128 Store in Orange Walk on Tuesday night. Two armed masked men entered the store and stole $220.00 and a cellphone. And today Sr. Superintendent Hilberto Romero told us that one of the robbers is in custody.
That robber in custody is believed to be a prime suspect in a number of other crimes.Â
Hilberto Romero - Sr. Supt.-Deputy, NCIB
"On Wednesday the 18th day of February 2020 around 7 pm police responded to a robbery at 128 Chinese Store where the proprietor reported that two male persons robbed the business establishment. One was armed with a knife, the other one was armed with a shotgun. During the robbery, they stole an amount of cash and a cellular phone. After one of the male persons fired from the shotgun which hit the wall and then the pellets struck one of the occupants in the store. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released for the injuries. The quick police response led to the detention of one person who is now in custody and expected to be charged for robbery. The cash and the cellphone were recovered from him."
