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May 3, 2007

Shopkeeper shoots back at armed robbers

Story PictureA couple of armed burglars may have thought they had picked an easy target, but little did they know their victim was armed and dangerous. According to Belize City police, Jian Zhi Huang was inside his shop at the corner of West Street and Water Lane when around three yesterday afternoon two men walked into the establishment and held up the forty-seven year old businessman. But as the gunman pointed his firearm, demanding money, Jian, who was standing behind a burglar bar enclosure, managed to duck behind the counter but quickly popped back up, this time holding his licensed handgun. Jian did not hesitate to fire several shots at his assailants. The men did not return fire, but bolted out of the store. Jian told police that he does not believe that any of his bullets caught the criminals and that nothing was stolen.


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