Suspect shot with his own gun during robbery in Belmopan

By BBN Staff: A robber was shot with his own weapon yesterday afternoon in Belmopan.

A police report indicates that around 1:12 pm, authorities responded to a robbery at Puma Gas Station on Constitution Drive in Belmopan.

The cashier informed the police that she was approached by a lone gunman who demanded money.

The gunman then went to 2 of the attendants, pointed the gun at them, and demanded cash.

The robber took $1,200 cash and then escaped.

However, one of the attendants got into a vehicle and pursued the robber near Garbutt Creek Street in Belmopan.

There, both men engaged in a struggle until the attendant managed to take away the firearm and shot the culprit on his hand.

The robber was rushed to the Belmopan Hospital where he is admitted in a stable condition.

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