11 July 2004
Jorge Lourenco dos Santos
Shooting
Dos Santos was killed at about 7.30 p.m. [local time] outside his home in the town of Santana do Ipanema, 125 miles (200 km) from Maceio, Alagoas State capital, according to local press reports.
A man shot Dos Santos four times and fled in a car. The journalist was taken to a local hospital but died shortly after arriving. The 59-year-old Dos Santos owned the radio station Criativa FM, which was based in his home, and hosted a show in which he frequently criticized local politicians and businessmen. Local police have confirmed that the journalist had received death threats and had been the target of two attempted killings, according to the Maceio-based daily Gazeta de Alagoas. No suspects have been detained.
