Gunmen Rob Lord’s Bank Shop in Broad Daylight Attack

Police in rural Belize are investigating the armed robbery of Acosta Shop in Lord’s Bank Village yesterday. Around 2:25, 59-year-old Meraryn Acosta was at her establishment on Old Well Road when she targeted by two thieves. Acosta told police the armed men entered her the back of residence and barged into her store. The crooks held Acosta at gunpoint and stole the money her cash register, an assortment of liquor, cigarettes, and two cell phones. The thieves then ran out of the store and fired a single shot in the air as they escape through the back of her yard. Police recovered a 9mm expended shell and retrieved surveillance footage. One man is being sought in connection with the robbery.