The spark that set off the near-daily protests was an attempt by the Supreme Court to take over the powers of the opposition-dominated Congress. The opposition rejected the allegation, saying the children had to be evacuated because of tear gas fired by Maduro's "dictatorship".
They are calling for community-level protests across the country on Friday, a white-clad "silent" march in Caracas on Saturday to commemorate those killed in the unrest, and a nationwide "sit-in" blocking Venezuela's main roads on Monday.
A few minor scuffles briefly broke out in the east of the capital when police forced back the crowd with tear gas.
Protests began three weeks ago over the Supreme Court's decision to strip the opposition-controlled congress of its last remaining powers, a move that was later reversed but not before enraging the opposition and causing a storm of worldwide criticism.
Six people also suffered gunshot wounds as several other businesses, including two liquor stores, were looted and attacks were reported in the city's metro system, he said. Witnesses said they saw men coming down carrying guns and sticks.
Opposition leaders have promised to keep up their protests, demanding that Maduro's government call general elections, free nearly 100 jailed opposition activists and respect the autonomy of the opposition-led Congress.
Tens of thousands of protesters asking for the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro flooded the streets again Thursday, one day after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years.
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Protesters blame Mr Maduro - heir of the leftist "Bolivarian revolution" launched by the late Hugo Chavez in 1999 - for an economic crisis marked by severe shortages of food, medicine and basic goods.
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Vice-President Tareck El Aissami said the country faced what he called an "unconventional war" led by opposition groups working in concert with criminal gangs.
Some of the residents took to the streets to support the government.
Pressure on the socialist president has been mounting since 2014, as falling prices for Venezuela's crucial oil exports have sent the once-booming economy into a tailspin. Many thousands of people gathered on Wednesday and on Thursday, flooding the capital and parts of other cities, to demand that elections be scheduled.
The court reversed its position in the wake of domestic and global outcries about an attempted power grab.
In eastern Caracas, Petare, another protester was shot dead, said the district mayor Carlos Ocariz. While talking about promoting a "movement of national coexistence" to confront "fascists", his vehicle passes by a wall where the words "Maduro killer of students" is scrawled in graffiti.
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