Dominican environment minister shot dead in his office

The Dominican Republic's environment minister, Orlando Jorge Mera, was shot dead in his office on Monday, authorities said, Report informs, quoting from Reuters.

A spokesman for the president's office, Homero Figueroa, said in a video posted to Twitter on Monday afternoon that a suspect, identified as Miguel Cruz, was arrested.

Figueroa said Cruz was a childhood friend of the minister, without giving a potential motive for the attack.