CUBA NEWS
January 19, 2003

FROM CUBA
Cuban police agent fatally shoots car occupant

HAVANA, January 16 (www.cubanet.org) - The occupant of a car whose passengers were involved in a discussion with two police agents in another car was shot and killed this week after being removed from the vehicle.

The victim was identified as Roberto Castilla, 37, a civilian employee of the Revolutionary Armed Forces Ministry.

Eye witnesses said the two cars were side by side at an intersection in the Cerro district of Havana. They said that one of the officers left the car, pulled Castilla from the other vehicle and shot him in the head.

The officer and a witness were taken away in a police cruiser.

The incident occurred at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday.


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