Colombian protest leader Lucas Villa, who was shot eight times, dies
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Stefano Pozzebon and Florencia Trucco, CNN
Published May 12, 2021 8:18:25 AM
enablePagination: false A candlelight vigil for demonstrator Lucas Villa was held last week.
(CNN) Colombian student activist Lucas Villa was declared brain dead Monday night, nearly a week after he was shot eight times at a peaceful protest against President Ivan Duque s government, CNN Espanol reported, citing a statement from San Jorge de Pereira University Hospital where he was being treated.
His family and the government also confirmed his death on social media Tuesday.
The 37-year-old was one of three students shot by unknown gunmen on motorcycles at a demonstration on the evening of May 5 in Pereira, central Colombia.
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