Tito Alberto Palma
Year: 2007
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Location: Mayor Otaño, Paraguay
Press organization: Radio Mayor Otaño and Radio Chaco Boreal
What's Tito Alberto Palma's story?
Palma, a reporter for the local radio station Radio Mayor Otaño and correspondent for the Asunción-based Radio Chaco Boreal, was having dinner at his girlfriend’s home when two armed individuals in camouflage broke in at 10:40 p.m., according to press reports and CPJ interviews. Without saying a word, the two assailants began to fire their weapons, the owner of the house, Aparicio Martínez, told local reporters. Palma was shot in the head, neck, arms, and legs, Vicente Paéz, secretary-general of the Paraguayan Journalists Union, told CPJ. Palma’s companion, Wilma Martínez, was wounded in the leg, according to local press reports.
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