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~ Second home robbed ~
GUANA BAY--A man was shot in his stomach during an armed robbery at his home on Pen Shell Road in Guana Bay in the wee hours of Thursday morning.
A second home in the area also was robbed around the same time. Prosecutor Karola van Nie confirmed that there had been two robberies in Guana Bay. She said a man had been shot during one robbery, but his condition was not life-threatening.
The Daily Herald understands that the man was shot in his stomach. The bullet is said to have gone straight through his stomach, but he is said to be in stable condition after undergoing an operation.
A relative told The Daily Herald that four to five men had forced their way into the man's home through a bathroom window around 3:00am Thursday. The robbers carted off several items, including all the phones in the home.
Two family members, one of whom had returned from competing in track and field in the Netherlands, were home at the time and witnessed what transpired.
Police told the family that two American tourists also had been robbed and beaten up badly that night. This newspaper understands that the second armed robbery took place in Guy Estate, Guana Bay, around the same time. It could not be ascertained whether the second robbery in Guana Bay was associated with the two American tourists who reportedly were beaten up.
Acting police spokesperson Inspector Steven Carty said when contacted on Thursday that he did not have any information on either robbery.
Van Nie said no one had been arrested so far for the robberies. She said any information from the public on these incidents would be welcome. She declined to say what the circumstances of the two robberies were, whether the same suspects were suspected of both robberies, how many suspects authorities were looking for, what had been stolen in the two robberies and whether anyone else had been injured.
