A university student is dead after being struck by gunfire at a protest in Venezuela, where thousands have been demonstrating against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
A university student is dead after being struck by gunfire at a protest in Venezuela, where thousands have been demonstrating against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
Twenty-year-old Daniel Queliz was killed Monday evening in the central coastal city of Valencia after a friend says he was struck in the neck by gunfire while participating in the protest.
The death is the second to take place at protests that erupted April 1 after the Supreme Court stripped congress of its last vestiges of power. Although the decision was later reversed Venezuelans continue to protest what they see as a government steadily sliding toward authoritarianism.
The crisis in Venezuela was the topic of discussion at the Latin American Summit For Political Marketing and Governance held at Miami-Dade Wolfson Campus Tuesday. Attendees criticized the Maduro administration.
"The crisis is not only political, but it is a humanitarian. There is no food, no medicines, no nothing," said Venezuelan-American Henry Ettorre.
Government authorities have been using tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds, methods being criticized by international groups as an excessive use of force.
