General Nelson Rosario, the spokesman for the National Police, told a press conference on Wednesday afternoon that the shot that killed Vladimir Baldera (El Cacu), came from a homemade weapon called a “chilena” and was fired from a short distance away. General Rosario said that the investigation and forensic work had been headed by the director of Internal Affairs, General Garcia Cuevas, as well as inspector General Sarita.
Rosario indicated that the preliminary examination determined that police agents who were on duty in the area were some two blocks away from the place where the FALPO leader Baldera was shot and killed. He added that according to information gathered by the police commission that is investigating the incident, at the moment that the FALPO leader was shot there were no disturbances. They are also trying to find out if it is true that the shot that killed the popular leader was carried out by two hooded men, as some eyewitnesses are claiming.
The death of the FALPO leader caused members of the Marcha Verde to protest against government violence. It also caused the state university to close for a day after classes on the campus with the Police.
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El Dia
3 August 2017
