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Mourning beauty queen shot in Venezuela protests

2014-02-21 1 Dailymotion

A community mourns the loss of Venezuela's 5th fatality from recent unrest.<br/> <br />The 22 year-old beauty queen was shot in the head during a protest on Tuesday. Genesis Carmona died in a clinic from her wounds.<br/> <br />Overcome with emotion, her sister's determined to continue the fight for freedom:<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ALEJANDRA CARMONA, VICTIM'S SISTER, SAYING:<br/> <br />"If I can, I will march with them, because if she died marching… even if my mom doesn't let me, I don't care. She went and I will go too. And I will continue supporting this effort, because she died for Venezuela, supporting the country, and wanting for us to be free and everything. And I am going to make her proud of me."<br/> <br />A friend says she had to navigate through violent protests to get to the wake.<br/> <br />Tensions have risen in Venezuela since opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez surrendered to troops.<br/> <br />He's spearheaded three weeks of demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro's government.<br/> <br />Protes

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