Julio Augusto García Romero

Year: 2005

Nationality: Ecuador

Killed by: Military Officials

Location: Quito, Ecuador

Press organization: La Bocina and Punto de Vista

What's Julio Augusto García Romero's story?

Photographer García Romero died after inhaling tear gas while covering a demonstration against then-President Lucio Gutiérrez. Protesters were moving toward the Palacio de Carondelet, the seat of the executive branch, when police fired water cannons and tear gas grenades into the crowd.

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