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Pastor (68) shot during $119,400 robbery, cell phone stops bullet

Robbery
Location: Boundary Road, near Aranguez North Secondary School, Aranguez, San Juan
Region:
San Juan - Laventille

A 68-year-old businessman and pastor was robbed at gunpoint around 8:30 a.m. while depositing $100,400 cash and $19,000 in cheques. During a struggle with the armed suspect, the victim was shot in the right thigh, but his iPhone 7, located in his front pocket, was struck by the projectile, potentially mitigating the injury.

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