Two persons were shot on Saturday. The bullets were supposedly fired by security guards of PRD presidential candidate Hipólito Mejía. Mejía was critical of the shootout and called out for tolerance among political activists. The Police is investigating what happened. The dead are 44-year old Luis Terrero and 32-year old Rafael Peñalo. Campaign passions have resulted in six deaths so far. The first death was that of Luis Lucas of the PRSC who was shot by Cándido Ravelo of the PRD after they were enthralled in a discussion and the victim slapped Ravelo on the face on 4 May 1999. Cirilo Castillo in Santiago and Pedro Livio Mota in Higuey died in confrontations with Reformista activists on 15 and 28 November 1999, respectively. And Juan Carlos Bautista was shot upon dismounting from a bus following a PLD activity on 24 January. Another seven persons have died in traffic accidents related to political campaining.
