School teacher shot; expelled students suspected

A resident of San Joaquin in the Corozal district was shot at his home on Sunday night. Around eight-thirty Manolo Magana went downstairs of the house to tie the family dog when he was shot twice by assailants and at least one of the bullets caught him in the stomach. Magana, a biology teacher at Escuela Mexico, was taken out of the country for medical treatment and according to co-workers, he is recovering slowly. A recent incident involving Magana suggests that the assault may be job related. Two weeks ago he found five students with marijuana in their possession and after reporting them to the school’s administration, they were expelled. Though the police have declined to say if any of the ex-students are being questioned in connection to the crime, they are looking for at least two suspects.