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Gunman kills radio station host, director in Dominican Republic

By Andrew V. Pestano
Police in the Dominican Republic investigate the double murder at FM radio station 103.5 in San Pedro de Macoris on Tuesday. Those killed are identified as reporter Luis Manuel Medina, who at the time of the shooting was broadcasting live, and his colleague, Luis Martinez, the director of the station. A secretary, Dayana Garcia, is in serious condition after being shot in the stomach. Photo by Orlando Barria/EPA
Police in the Dominican Republic investigate the double murder at FM radio station 103.5 in San Pedro de Macoris on Tuesday. Those killed are identified as reporter Luis Manuel Medina, who at the time of the shooting was broadcasting live, and his colleague, Luis Martinez, the director of the station. A secretary, Dayana Garcia, is in serious condition after being shot in the stomach. Photo by Orlando Barria/EPA

Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Police in the Dominican Republic have conducted at least eight raids searching for the suspect who shot dead two journalists and injured a secretary during a radio broadcast.

The incident occurred in the Dominican Republic's San Pedro de Macorís municipality on Tuesday at the FM 103.5 radio station. The gunman shot dead radio show host Luis Manuel Medina and radio station director Leonidas Martínez, while secretary Dayana García is in serious condition after being shot in the stomach.

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Several firefights in San Pedro de Macorís' Miramar sector occurred from late Tuesday through early Wednesday. Officials have identified the prime suspect, Diario Libre reported.

Macorís Del Mar reported that officials arrested the prime suspects, but José Channel Desi Gómez, a deputy prosecutor, did not confirm this, adding that more information will be revealed later on Wednesday.

Medina was in the middle of his broadcast, which he was streaming via Facebook live, when the shooting began. In the final seconds of the video, Medina continues to carry out his program despite the sound of gunfire. A woman is heard entering the room from which Medina is broadcasting and screaming "Shot! Shot! Shot!"

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