CARACAS, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's prosecutor-general announced Thursday the death of Luis Enrique Vera, 20, who was crushed to death during a protest in the city of Maracaibo, in the western state of Zulia.
Posted on Twitter, the statement said that a prosecutor in Zulia had been appointed to investigate the death of Vera.
The mayor of Maracaibo, Eveling de Rosales, also wrote on Twitter that Vera had been crushed "by the intolerance and the hatred that reigns in our country today."
She demanded "the full weight of the law for the person responsible."
According to local media reports, Vera was protesting outside the Rafael Belloso Chacin University in Maracaibo when he was crushed by a cargo truck.
The driver was arrested by state police and the vehicle was later burned by protesters.
Venezuela is currently facing its third month of protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, which have left at least 72 dead.
