Darlington was arrested in Panama after allegedly shooting dead two people who were participating in protests against a government mining contract.
An American man has reportedly been arrested in Panama after allegedly shooting dead two people who were participating in protests against a controversial government mining contract.Police in Panama arrested 77-year-old Kenneth Darlington in connection with the incident on Tuesday, Agence France-Presse and local news media reported.
Warning: Graphic footageVideo circulating on social media appeared to show the alleged assailant carrying a gun and removing a tire from the road blockade, before opening fire. The footage later shows police taking the man into custody.Panama President Laurentino Cortizo expressed his condolences 'to the families of the two citizens who lost their lives' on Tuesday.'This is an event that has no place in a society called to be supportive like ours,' he wrote on X.
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