22 September 2009
Diego Rojas Velásquez
Shooting
Community television journalist Diego Rojas Velásquez, working for Supía TV, was lured into an ambush before being shot dead near Caramanta, in the north-western Antioquia department.
The journalist, who was based at Supía, in the neighbouring department of Caldas, had received a telephone call offering him a story immediately before he was murdered. He mainly covered areas such as health and education but covered also crime stories.
The motive for his killing remains unclear. Supía TV was not aware of any threat made against him. Rojas was shot four times when he was on the road to Caramanta, in the early evening shortly after receiving a call at his office. Rojas had spent only two months working for the community station, which covers the municipalities of Supía and Riosucio.
