An armed gang stormed the homes of eleven men and boys in northwest Venezuela on Saturday, shooting them dead in their yards. The massacre, involving three minors and a Colombian national, has brought to light once again the Venezuelan government’s seeming inability to deter the violent crime that has made it the world’s most violent country not currently at war.
The incident occurred in Trujillo state, and police have uncovered few details about the mass shooting. Law enforcement issued a statement with all the details at their disposal: “at 2 AM on the day in question, the victims were in their homes when they were surprised by...
