DJ,PRODUCER MURDERED DURING LIVE PRESENTATION
Radio DJ and producer are shot dead during a Facebook Live broadcast as assassins burst into their studios and open fire
February 15 2017
A radio broadcaster was shot and killed while reading news on a Facebook Live stream in the Dominican Republic.Luis Manuel Medina was killed in the middle of his programme Milenio Caliente (Hot Millennium) on Tuesday.His producer Leo Martinez, who was also the director of the radio station 103.5 HICC, was also killed.
Tributes have been paid to Leo Martinez, left, and Luis Medina, right, after they were killed by gunmen who entered their radio studios
Luis Manuel Medina was broadcasting from the station's shopping centre base when the unidentified intruders entered
A woman's voice can be heard shouting 'shots, shots, shots' and gunfire can be heard in the background
The duo were broadcasting from a station in the east of the country when unidentified people came in and began shooting.
Mr Medina was transmitting his show through social media, using Facebook Live, and his video cuts out just as shots can be heard in the background.
A woman's voice shouts: 'Shots, shots, shots!'
Mr Medina's eyes widen as the assassins enter the room, but he maintains his position.
Mr MartÃnez, director of the station, was in his office at the time of being shot.
Luis Medina with his wife. He was shot dead as he broadcast the news on Facebook live
According to the Guardian, the station secretary Dayaba Garcia was also injured in the attack and taken to hospital where she needed emergency surgery.
The attack happened in San Pedro de MacorÃs, where the station is based inside a shopping centre.
Police have arrested three men, but not charged anyone. The motive of the attack is unknown.
Prosecutor Claudio Cordero added the station's secretary was also shot and had undergone surgery. He hoped the secretary could identify the attackers.
'We are dismayed by this news of this tragic event,' said Ana Daisy Guerrero, president of the broadcasters' association.
Mr Medina was married and is thought to have one daughter.
The prosecutor Cordero said that members of the public ministry reviewed the videos of the security cameras the commercial center where the station is located.
The Estrellas Orientales baseball team confirmed on their Twitter account the death of Medina, who, in addition to his work at the station, worked as the official announcer for the sports team.
Mr Medina's eyes widen as he sees what is going on, but remarkably he keeps talking throughout. He was shot and killed in the studio, while his producer was killed in his office
Tributes have been paid to Mr Medina and Mr Martinez's on the host's Facebook page.
One said: 'There is no word to describe the sadness that overwhelms the family and the people of San Pedro de Macoris for the murder of the voices of our people.'
Another added: 'Today is a black day in San Pedro, for the loss of these two bastions of the communication.'
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