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Lawyer for Former Guatemalan Dictator Shot Dead in Capital

The lawyer representing former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt against genocide charges was gunned down Wednesday in the Central American nation's capital, authorities said. Firefighters said Francisco Palomo was shot multiple times while driving through a residential neighborhood of Guatemala City around midday. There was no immediate word on any suspects. Palomo defended Rios Montt in his 2013 trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. Rios Montt was...


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