The body of a young man who was shot dead is examined by doctors at the emergency room of a hospital near the Petare slum in Caracas November 14, 2009. Gun laws are lax in Venezuela, where the government estimates there are 6 million firearms circulating among the population of about 28 million. Venezuela's murder rate is about 8 times that of the United States.
A policeman inspects the dead body:
The victim's mom reacts after seeing the body of her son, who died of gunshot wounds, at the emergency room of a hospital near the Petare slum in Caracas November 14, 2009.
A policeman inspects the dead body:
The victim's mom reacts after seeing the body of her son, who died of gunshot wounds, at the emergency room of a hospital near the Petare slum in Caracas November 14, 2009.
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