Details emerge about man shot in Nicaragua prison

Saturday, 18 May 2019 12:02

It’s been revealed that a man shot dead in a Nicaragua prison earlier this week was a naturalized US citizen who served in the Navy.

According to Eddy Montes’ family, he returned to the Central American country where he fought for a change in government.

He died on Thursday when him and fellow inmates attempted to snatch a gun from a guard.

The incident happened while the International Red Cross was visiting the prison.

The Nicaraguan interior ministry said the guard shot Montes in self-defense.

Montes was sentenced to prison for protesting against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega last year.

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