COROZAL TOWN, Wed. Jan. 30, 2019– Javier Gonzalez, a businessman of Santa Rita Road, Corozal Town, and his assistant, were held up and robbed while they were unloading a truck in his yard.

Gonzalez and his assistant were approached by three men, one of whom had a gun, while the other had a baseball bat. The thieves robbed Gonzalez of his licensed firearm, and they stole his and his assistant’s personal possessions, including cash.

During the holdup, Gonzalez’s assistant was shot at, and the bullet grazed the side of his head.

Gonzalez told police that he had just driven up to his yard and had begun to discharge the goods into his storeroom when the three men attacked them. The businessman told police that just before his arrival, the thieves had entered his home and tied up his mother-in-law, who is 90 years old.

This is the second time, Gonzalez said, that he and his family have been targeted.

During the weekly police press brief, on Thursday, ACP Joseph Myvette said that police investigations led them to a man in the area who had several items that belonged to Gonzalez. The man and the stolen items were taken to the police station, where the man was detained, pending more investigation of the aggravated robbery.

Police are seeking the other two bandits, and the other stolen items, including the stolen firearm.