Guillermo Quiroz Delgado
Year: 2012
Nationality: Colombia
Killed by: Government Officials
Location: Sincelejo, Colombia
Press organization: Freelance
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Freelance reporter Quiroz died seven daysafter being hospitalized for injuries suffered when he was arrested by police whilecovering a protest, according to press reports. Quiroz, 31, lapsed into a coma and diedof a heart attack in the María Reina Clinic in Sincelejo, according to news reports. He was apart-time journalist for “Notisabanas,” anightly cable TV news program in Sincelejo, the capital of northern Sucredepartment, and contributed to the ElMeridiano daily newspaper inMontería, capital of neighboring Córdoba department.
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