Via Daily Mail:

Hundreds of people turned out today for the funeral of a Venezuelan college student and beauty queen who was shot dead this week during a violent political protest.

Family members and friends of 22-year-old Genesis Carmona say the former Miss Tourism 2013 for the central Venezuelan state of Carabobo was gunned down by members of the armed militias known as ‘colectivos’ who opened fire on a demonstration in Valencia Tuesday.

The government says the incident is under investigation but has suggested she may have been shot by an opposition protester – a suggestion that drew scorn at the private Mass and graveside memorial attended by several hundred people.

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Genesis Carmona, 22, after being shot:

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