- SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: Authorities in the Dominican Republic say a Venezuelan man has been gunned down at an open-air restaurant in the capital.
Police Chief Jose Armando Polanco says two men on a motorcycle pulled up at the street-side eatery Thursday night.One dismounted and opened fire at close range, striking 45-year-old Rafael Mauricio Verdeja twice in the back. A waiter was wounded.Polanco said three men were being questioned, including a Venezuelan who apparently made a hotel reservation for the victim. He did not say whether they were suspects.Polanco said Friday the victim was dining with a woman who left the table moments before the attack. Her whereabouts were unknown.Police did not speculate on a motive.

