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Journalists shot dead in Dominican Republic during Facebook Live video
Associated Press in Santo Domingo
Tuesday 14 February 2017 16.40 EST
A radio producer and an announcer have been fatally shot in the Dominican Republic while one of them was reading the news during a live transmission on Facebook.
Police said the shooting occurred on Tuesday in San Pedro de Macorís, just east of the capital, Santo Domingo. Three men have been detained, but no one has been charged.
Gunfire is heard during the Facebook Live video, along with a woman yelling “Shots! Shots! Shots!” before the transmission cuts off. Police say they do not yet have a motive.
The victims were identified as the announcer Luis Manuel Medina and the producer and director Leo Martínez at radio station 103.5 HICC. Police say a secretary was injured and is undergoing surgery.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/14/journalists-killed-dominican-republic-facebook-live-broadcast