Cabinet minister in Dominican Republic slain in his office
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June 5, 2022
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic's minister of the environment and natural resources — the son of a former president — was shot to death in his office by a close friend Monday, the office of the president said in a statement.
Authorities said Orlando Jorge Mera was shot by Fausto Miguel de Jesús Cruz de la Mota, who was later arrested at a church dozens of blocks away after telling a priest he committed a crime and handed over a gun to him.
Officials gave no motive for the shooting, and it wasn't immediately clear if Cruz, 56, had an attorney.
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