Guillermo Quiroz Delgado

Year: 2012

Nationality: Colombia

Killed by: Government Officials

Location: Sincelejo, Colombia

Press organization: Freelance

What's Guillermo Quiroz Delgado's story?

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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