MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, students held protests across Chile demanding education reform.
#Chile: Student march for education now in #Valparaiso. #EducacionUnDerecho #Marchaestudiantil #ParoDocente pic.twitter.com/c0MDVil9Fe
— ѕyndιcalιѕт (@syndicalisms) May 14, 2015
According to La Segunda portal, the victims of the deadly shooting were aged 18 and 25. The suspect is a 20-year-old man who was apparently angry that they had vandalized his home and opened fire at them.
#Chile: #USACH students respond to deaths of 2 students after demonstrations today in #Valparaiso. pic.twitter.com/ttm0uWMBUL
— ѕyndιcalιѕт (@syndicalisms) May 14, 2015
Shortly after the tragedy, he was detained and is due to be interrogated later in the day, the news portal said.
#Chile: Police in #Valparaiso use water cannons and tear gas on students demonstrating. Photos: @NicolasFLC pic.twitter.com/gzak0Hc6Uz
— ѕyndιcalιѕт (@syndicalisms) May 14, 2015
Immediately after the murder of the two young people, the Chilean government held an emergency meeting.
A young man was shot dead and another died of seizure due to police repression. #Valparaiso #Chile #Marchaestudiantil pic.twitter.com/RCcDhhTULX
— #FreeTenharim (@PersonalEscrito) May 14, 2015
Interior Minister Jorge Burgos stated that such cruelty cannot be justified, according to La Segunda.
"According to preliminary data of the investigation, the alleged killer had no ties with the police forces present in the city [during the demonstration]" Burgos was quoted as saying by the media outlet.
Dos jóvenes mueren por disparos tras manifestación estudiantil en Valparaíso http://t.co/IR1whEHLMc pic.twitter.com/UFzPSyq2hD
— TN — Todo Noticias (@todonoticias) May 14, 2015
Chile has seen several waves of student protests since 2011, with students calling for a universal educational system.
In mid-April 2015, seven people were injured and some 134 were detained in the first large-scale student protests of 2015 in Chile.
