Truck driver wounded in robbery attempt

Tonight two people are in police custody for questioning following an armed robbery in Belize City that has left one man suffering from gunshot wounds to the head. According to police, around one this afternoon, sixty-two year old Jose Martinez, a delivery truck driver for Running W Meats, was making a stop at Ying Ying store on Mahogany Street, when two men on bicycles approached him. Armed with a handgun, the bandits attempted to take the day’s sales. It is believed that a scuffle ensued during which Martinez was shot in the cheek. He was rushed to the K.H.M.H. where he received medical treatment and has been released. We understand that the robbers did not get any money and authorities have detained two men who they believe can assist in their investigation.