In San Pedro de Macorís a shooting at around 11am on Tuesday, 14 February 2017, at the city’s main radio station, Radio FM 103.5 left two broadcasters dead.
Broadcaster Luis Manuel Medina died yesterday, Tuesday 14 February when he was reading the news during the morning talk show “Milenio Caliente.”
As reported, two individuals entered the radio station located on the second floor of the Centro Nacional del Este, a shopping center on Luis Amiama Avenue, to commit the murder.
Medina had been a broadcaster for many years, including having worked for the San Pedro Estrellas baseball team.
Also killed was the director of the radio show, journalist Leonidas Martínez, co-producer of the program. Martínez had a long career as a broadcaster dating back to the 1970s. He was known locally as “El Principe”. He was also the father of several children.
The radio station’s secretary, Dayana Isabel Garcia was also shot at during the assault on the radio station and is said to be recovering from three bullet wounds, including one in the abdomen. It is believed that she witnessed the assault, said San Pedro prosecutor, Claudio Cordero.
Colonel Williams Alcantara, police spokesman in San Pedro said that several people have been arrested and that their firearms are being checked. In the early afternoon, the Police said that 12 persons had been arrested in the first hours of investigations.
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15 February 2017
