Today two men attempted to rob Blue Marlin Restaurant in downtown Belize City.
It's the fourth time the restaurant has been targetted - but the robbers probably didn't expect the owners to be prepared for the attack.
Two armed masked men entered Blue Marlin just before midday with guns trained at the owners. Mark Young, the proprietor's son, began to wrestle with one of the men while the owner Douglas Young pulled out his licensed firearm.
Upon seeing this, the robbers fled on bicycles, but the incident did not end there.
Young chased one of them in his vehicle, knocking him over before calling the police. We spoke with Douglas Young about the frightening incident, and he told us what caused him to react so bravely.
Douglas Young - Owner, Blue Marlin's Restaurant
"I saw when they came in and rushed at him, and I pulled out my gun, the other guy told him that I had a gun they left us alone and ran off."
Robin Schaffer
"What started that quick response?"
Douglas Young
"In last week they passed by and yesterday also, they came two times. I called CIB, and they said that they would send somebody here. But I saw that they did when they sent two police here. A police man and woman came in, and they had guns too, so I took it easy. But they keep passing by. They came to rob us 3 times already, but they haven't getting anything yet, as far as I know. Today, they still didn't get anything because when they saw men with my gun, they bailed out. I was afraid that I might shoot one of the innocent guys too."
The police have since apprehended one of the robbers and are still looking for the other.
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