Chief prosecutor: At least 114 deaths in Venezuela crisis
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Venezuela's chief prosecutor is reporting at least 114 deaths in nearly four months of protests against President Nicolas Maduro's government.
Late Thursday the prosecutor's office released a list of 109 dead from violence related to demonstrations and street blockades across the country.
The office later reported at least five more deaths via Twitter, including a police officer slain Thursday afternoon in the town of Ejido, Merida state. The western state has been the scene of violent clashes between protesters and police.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The toll is expected to climb as authorities enforce a ban on protests ahead of a polarizing vote Sunday to begin the rewriting of Venezuela's constitution. Protesters say the election of a constitutional assembly will allow Maduro to eliminate democratic checks and balances and install an authoritarian single-party system.