Minister Orlando Jorge Mera, the son of former President Salvador Jorge Blanco, was reportedly killed by a close friend.
The Dominican Republic‘s minister of environment and natural resources Orlando Jorge Mera has been shot to death in his office by a close friend, the office of the president said in a statement.
The attack took place on Monday night in Mera’s fourth-floor office in Santo Domingo, authorities said. Fausto Miguel de Jesus Cruz de la Mota was later arrested after confessing the crime to a priest at a local church.
Local media reported at least seven shots were heard and police and emergency officials swarmed the building. Mourners soon gathered nearby....
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