Police are still searching for two of the three men who robbed a convenience store in La Democracia village on Friday night.
It was a scene of terror for the store owner and her young child who were inside the store as the young men with guns forced their way in. Jomarie Lanza Reports.
What started off as just another night tending to customers inside K and S Store in La Democracia for Angie Carillo and her young child, quickly descended into terror as as three masked men appeared at her shop counter and held her at gunpoint. Brandishing firearms, they demanded that she opened the door as they barged in and helped themselves to cash.
While Carillo and her young child were unharmed, her family was quite shaken up, and thanks to quick police work one person was detained.
ACP Hilberto Romero, OC Eastern Division
"On Friday October 20th 2023 at around 8:10 Pm police responded to robbery report at K & S store at La Democracia village upon the arrival the complainant reported that she was at her store serving customers when she was approached by three male persons armed with firearms who demanded money. She opened the door and let them in and they stole an amount of cash then fled from the area. Police conducted searches in the area and detained several persons. An investigation was carried out and since then, Shemar brakeman, 21 years has been arrested and charged for the crime of robbery we are seeking other suspects in regards to this report."
But why would these culprits use what appears to be high powered weapons to carry out this small heist? Hilberto Romero says that they have yet to determine whether the weapons are real or not while they continue to investigate.
ACP Hilberto Romero, OC Eastern Division
"The persons came armed and they carried out this robbery we are trying to locate these firearms and we are doing several searches and several persons are detained."
"We will be taking a closer look at the video to determine if it is a real weapon or if it is a plastic toy or something but we will review the video and see if we can get a better image of it."
Police say two of the suspects are form Belize City and one is from the village.
