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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