Shopkeeper shot in Stann Creek

A Stann Creek businessman is in the Southern Regional Hospital tonight after being shot during a hold-up. Mathem Kallukalam of Sagitun Farm reported that three Hispanic men entered his store, Riverdale Supermarket, around nine Thursday morning carrying a shotgun and small firearms and robbed him of four hundred and fifty dollars. Despite the fact that he had already handed over the money, one of the men pointed a gun at his stomach and fired. The culprits then fled into a nearby banana plantation. Kallukalam was taken to the hospital and is reported to be in stable condition. Authorities are asking anyone with information to call the nearest police station.