Rebel ex-policeman among dead in Venezuela shootout
CARACAS, Venezuela — Officials in Venezuela confirmed Tuesday that a rebellious police officer who led a brazen helicopter attack in Caracas last year was among those killed in a violent shootout with security forces.
Oscar Perez was among the seven who died fighting against police and soldiers Monday in a small mountain community outside of Caracas, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said.
Two police officers were killed and eight others gravely injured, he said.
“The terrorist acts committed by this terrorist cell showed the destabilizing objectives that they were pursuing,” Reverol said.