The Dominican Republic’s minister of the environment and natural resources has been shot and killed in his officeby a close friend, the office of the president said in a statement on Monday.
Authorities said Orlando Jorge Mera was shot by Miguel Cruz, who has been detained. No further details were immediately available.

Employees at the ministry of environment and natural resources told journalists that they heard at least seven shots from within the building.
“We express our deepest condolences,” the office of President Luis Abinader said.