One robber arrested, another sought

Police have also arrested one man and are seeking another in connection with the robbery of two Running W Meats employees in Belize City on Tuesday. Twenty-one year old Raymond Allen was today charged with attempted murder, use of deadly means of harm, dangerous harm, and robbery when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord. Running W employees Jose Martinez and George Velasquez were delivering meat to Ying Ying Shop on Mahogany Street when two men approached them, one of whom pointed a gun and told the other to search the men. When they resisted, a struggled ensued and four shots were fired, one of which caught Martinez in the jaw. Allen was remanded until August eighth. Meanwhile, police are looking for his accomplice.