09 August 2006
Milton Fabián Sánchez
Shooting
Two unknown gunmen on motorcycles shot journalist Milton Fabián Sánchez, 37, in the industrial city of Yumbo, south of the country.
At about 10:30 pm, Sanchez working for Yumbo Estéreo radio station was intercepted by unidentified armed men when he was heading home. Sanchez was shot twice and taken to La Buena Esperanza Hospital of Yumbo. He was later transferred to Hospital Universitario del Valle and passed away at midnight.