There was a brazen attempted robbery in Orange Walk this afternoon. Around 1:00 pm, 47-year-old Ofemio Soliz a Belizean delivery man was walking on Bakers Street when in front of Sunny's Store he was approached from behind by an armed man wearing a black and red helmet, who grabbed his hands from behind and pointed a what appeared to be 9mm pistol at him. Fearing for his life Soliz cooperated and placed his hands behind his back and continued to walk towards Sunny's store. The assailant attempted to pull him back outside but instead let him go, ran about 10 feet down the street and escaped on a black motorcycle driven by another man. Police are investigating.
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