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Dominican Republic: Two Radio Journalists Killed

HeadlineFeb 15, 2017

In the Dominican Republic, two radio journalists were shot dead Tuesday morning after gunmen opened fire in the middle of a broadcast on Facebook Live. Radio host Luis Manuel Medina of the program “Hot Millennium” and producer and director Leo Martínez were killed at the station in San Pedro de Macorís in the middle of the live broadcast, during which one can hear the sound of a gunshot and then the words “tiro, tiro,” or “shots, shots,” before the video cuts out.

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