U.S. citizen killed in Nicaragua amid violence and social unrest

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U.S. citizen killed in Nicaragua amid violence and social unrest
CBS/AP June 2, 2018, 5:57 PM

Last Updated Jun 2, 2018 10:34 PM EDT

MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Nicaraguan authorities say a U.S. citizen has been killed in the streets of Managua as violence and social unrest continue to grip the country's capital. The Legal Medical Institute said Saturday that Sixto Henry Vera was found beside two burned out vehicles with a bullet wound to the head.

Employees at the Managua bar that Vera owned say he left Friday evening to help a friend who was under attack.

U.S. Ambassador Laura Dogu offered condolences via Twitter on Saturday and said the death of a U.S. citizen is of "great concern" for the embassy.

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