Óscar Alberto Pérez
Óscar Pérez | |
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| Born | Óscar Alberto Pérez 7 April 1981 |
| Died | 15 January 2018 (aged 36) Caracas, Venezuela |
| Cause of death | Gunshots to the head |
| Burial place | Eastern Cemetery, El Hatillo Municipality, Venezuela 10°26′35″N 66°48′57″W / 10.443056°N 66.815833°W |
| Occupation(s) | Criminal Investigator, actor, rebel leader, pilot, commando, K9 trainer, diver and tactical paratrooper. |
| Employer | Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales y Criminalísticas (CICPC) |
| Known for | Responsible for the 2017 Caracas helicopter attack |
Óscar Alberto Pérez (7 April 1981 – 15 January 2018) was a Venezuelan investigator for the CICPC, Venezuela's investigative agency. He was also an actor in a film to promote the role of detectives in the CICPC. He is better known for being responsible for the Caracas helicopter incident during the 2017 Venezuelan protests and the 2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis. His killing in the El Junquito raid received worldwide attention by the media and the political establishment, and was met with accusations of extrajudicial killing.