The killing of a 14-year-old by police at an anti-government protest in Venezuela has been condemned by a state watchdog as a "vile assassination".
The shooting, during clashes in the western city of San Cristobal, is set to further fuel tensions amid an economic crisis and a crackdown on the political opposition.
A photo and video of the student, named as Kluiver Roa, lying in a pool of blood as a man frantically tried to save him while people screamed in horror, was rapidly circulated on social media.
Prosecutors say a police officer, Javier Mora, 23, is to be charged after he confessed to shooting the teenager with a shotgun which fires rubber bullets.
The city was at the centre of deadly mass protests last year and is now braced for further unrest.
Government opponents have called for a demonstration in the capital Caracas.
An opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, said: "There are no words to transmit my pain and indignation.
"They've killed a 14-year-old child. A kid protesting with his classmates."
And in a strongly worded statement, state ombudsman Tarek Saab - charged with defending human rights - branded the teen's death a "vile assassination".
Socialist President Nicolas Maduro said in a national television address that masked protesters had attacked police, but he also condemned the killing.
"I want to offer my condolences to the parents of this young man who was murdered in an act of violence," he said.
Last month, the government issued a policy change to allow security forces to open fire and use deadly force to control protests.
At the time, human rights groups had criticised the new regulation as dangerously vague.
The clashes come as law makers from Venezuela's ruling socialist party moved to strip an opposition congressman of his seat.
Julio Borges is on a list of high-profile opposition leaders recently accused of plotting to overthrow the government.
He could be prosecuted if he loses his seat, as he would be stripped of his legislative immunity.
Last week, the opposition mayor of Caracas was arrested.
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