INSECURITY | Police detective is killed out of his weapon

A total of 45 bodies are taken to Caracas morgue in the weekend

Roberto José Pinto, 29, was killed on Sunday evening

As many as 95 police agents have been killed in the Capital District in 2012 (Handout photo)

EL UNIVERSAL

Monday December 03, 2012 02:41 PM

As many as 45 bodies had been taken to Bello Monte morgue in Caracas from Friday morning through Monday morning, according to unofficial sources.

The body of Roberto José Pinto, 29, a detective of the Scientific, Criminal and Forensic Investigation Agency (Cicpc), was added to the weekend account.

The police agent was killed on Sunday at 7:00 p.m.

Police sources disclosed that a man dead shot Pinto to steal his regulation firearm.

According to a version, Pinto was leaving the place of some friends of him when he was attacked by the criminal.

Thus far this year, 95 police agents have been murdered in the Greater Caracas.

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