Call for calm after shooting

President orders probe as residents vent anger; police officers jailed after killing of student

The Venezuelan government condemned the fatal shooting of a teenager during an anti-government protest and pledged on Tuesday to prosecute the police officer responsible for the incident.

High-school student Kluibert Roa Nunez, 14, was shot in the head earlier in the day in San Cristobal during violent clashes between protesters and security forces near the residence of the Tachira state governor.