Jairo Elías Márquez Gallego
Year: 1997
Nationality: Colombia
Killed by:
Location: Armenia, Colombia
Press organization: El Marqués
What's Jairo Elías Márquez Gallego's story?
Márquez, director of the magazine El Marqués, which is known for its critical reporting on corruption, was killed in a drive-by shooting by two gunmen on a motorcycle as he was entering his car on a downtown street in the town of Armenia in western Colombia. Márquez had received numerous death threats in the previous two years because of his crusade against corruption in the region.
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