Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores led the Tren de Aragua gang and was the focus of a U.S. reward offer; he has been killed in a joint operation with U.S. forces.
The U.S. has carried out a kinetic strike in Venezuela that has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias Niño Guerrero, the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, U.S. and Venezuelan officials have said. President Donald Trump has said the strike was ordered by him and coordinated with Venezuelan authorities; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it occurred earlier this week.