Journalist attacked and wounded in southern Colombia

[Judi Lynn]

Journalist attacked and wounded in southern Colombia
posted by Taran Volckhausen
Nov 20, 2013

Colombia journalist and editor, Diego Gomez, was attacked and wounded Tuesday by a motorcycle hitman in the southern city of Cali.

According to police reports, Gomez’s vehicle was intercepted while on the highway by an unknown man on a motorcycle who fired five shots upon the journalist before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction.

Gomez, who apparently suffered five gun shot wounds following the attack, was transported to the nearest hospital. His condition has not been unreleased.

Police coronel Nelson Rincon said that no signs of robbery were discovered and police were investigating if the journalist had been receiving threats before the attack took place.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/journalist-attacked-wounded-southern-colombia/

[Judi Lynn]

1. TV station chief badly wounded in shooting attack in Cali

TV station chief badly wounded in shooting attack in Cali
Published on Wednesday 20 November 2013.

Reporters Without Borders calls for a thorough investigation into yesterday’s attempted murder of TV journalist Diego Gómez Valverde in the eastern city of Cali, in which Gómez reportedly sustained five gunshot injuries.

“We hope that Gómez recovers quickly,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Given that nothing was taken from the victim and the possibility that he was ‘warned’ before this shooting, acording to a few of his colleagues, the police should avoid their usual tendency to rule out any connection with the victim’s work as a journalist.”

Reporters Without Borders added: “We recommend security measures for any colleagues or employees of Gómez who may have worked with him on stories liable to be the cause of reprisals.”

Cali police chief Nelson Rincón said Gómez, the head of Canal Universitario, the University of Valle de Cali’s TV station, was driving in his car and had stopped at a red light when a motorcyclist pulled up alongside and shot him nine times. Nothing was taken from the victim.

More:
http://en.rsf.org/colombie-tv-station-chief-badly-wounded-in-20-11-2013,45486.html