Officials say the Dominican Republic’s minister of the environment and natural resources has been shot to death in his office by a close friend.
FILE - Dominican Secretary for Commerce and Industry Sonia Guzman, right, talks to the media accompanied by Orlando Jorge Mera, at the presidential palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, March 16, 2004. Mera, the Dominican Republics minister of the environment and natural resources, was shot and killed in his office on Monday, June 6, 2022, according to officials.
Officials gave no motive for the shooting, and it wasn't immediately clear if Cruz, 56, had an attorney.As shots rang out late Monday morning, people on the street yelled and took cover as those fleeing the buidling climbed over a tall fence after first throwing over purses, backpacks and even a pair of shoes because the building’s main gates were locked.
When he was brought out, Cruz was wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest and kept his head mostly down as the glasses he wore slid slightly down his nose. One bystander yelled: “You killed a good man! Murderer!” The family issued a statement saying that Cruz had been Jorge's friend since childhood and that Jorge was shot multiple times.
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