19 March 2006
Gustavo Rojas Gabalo
Shooting
Journalist Gustavo Rojas Gabalo died after a lengthy struggle to survive injuries inflicted during an attempt on his life in Montería, capital of Córdoba department.
On 4 February, a man approached and shot Gustavo Rojas Gabalo twice, once in the head and once in the collarbone. The assailant then fled on a motorcycle with another unidentified person who had been waiting nearby. Rojas, 56, had nine children.
His first programme was "Este es Córdoba". His second programme, "Sinfonía de Acordeones", later renamed "El Show de Gaba", was on air for 25 years. It combined music and social commentary, including criticisms of successive municipal governments and Córdoba department politicians.
