Overview

• Gabriel Jesús Sarmiento, 25, was shot multiple times by two armed men who broke into his Maracay home during a TikTok livestream on June 22.
• His mother was wounded in the abdomen in the same attack and is recovering in a Maracay hospital.
• Attorney General Tarek William Saab assigned the 69th Prosecutor’s Office Against Organized Crime to the case, which as of June 25 has produced no arrests.
• Sarmiento had built nearly 80,000 followers by documenting alleged extortion by criminal networks and accusing off-duty officers of colluding with gangs.
• The U.S. State Department designates Tren de Aragua as a terrorist organization and offers a $5 million reward for information leading to its leader’s capture.