14 March 2010
Nahum Palacios
Shooting
Honduran journalist Nahum Palacios was murdered in the northeastern city of Tocoa, becoming the third media professional to die violently in the Central American country over the past two weeks, police said.
The killing occurred around 10.30 p.m. Sunday when Palacios, 36, was driving to his home in the Los Pinos neighbourhood, police spokesperson Leonel Sauceda told reporters. Palacios worked for Radio Tocoa and a television channel serving the province of Colon. Several men travelling in two vehicles intercepted Palacios and opened fire, according to the police report. Sauceda said that Palacios's automobile was hit by 42 bullets.
