I can only guess that this invasion was done in daylight hours or a lot of lighting in this area.
You had seen the guard and MAINTENANCE workers around before. (workers had not gone home for the day?)
Saw the one with the gun chase after you and saw the bullets hit the ground around us while running. (Difficult in any lighting while running.)
Ran to the landlords's house and found the guard and workers. (About 100 yards from your rental and after 5 shots fired with a man chasing you.) ??
LEFT the only people that you had found and... climbed a fence and kept running across a field, hid, then ran to a construction site.
Found some of our things on the road.
I take it that the man with the gun had stopped chasing you since you heard 2 more shots, while with the guard and workers, coming from behind the neighbor's house. And no one did anything? You must have thought that the only people that you had found were more of a treat, so you ran away from them? Do you know if the intruders left, headed up into the mountains and into the jungle, on foot, moto or car?
I am not saying that this did not happen. In fact, it appears that armed daylight invasions have been on the rise and aimed more at the newer renters and tourist. Both being easier targets and most likely moving or leaving soon. The police don't seem to care very much about a short timer that will not be around to make a fuss, ID or testify.
Sorry to read about your experience. I have also been in very stressful situations in other countries. The how, what and why someone responds, including near bystanders, can appear not to make sense to others. So please do not be insulted.
But very strange, even to D.R. stuff. I do not know what my live-in grounds keeper would do? Or the armed guards across the street? I would hope that they would at least make some noise. But then again, maybe not. My neighbors I would expect nothing at all.
Best of luck, Ringo
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