Quito - Two assailants fatally shot an Ecuadorian photojournalist who witnessed a theft in which police are the main suspects, a media report said Monday.
Byron Baldeon, 31, was killed Sunday evening, Extra newspaper managing editor Juan Manuel Yepez told EFE.
Witnesses said Baldeon was shot by two men on a motorcycle as he arrived at his home in El Triunfo, 61 km from the coastal metropolis of Guayaquil, according to a statement.
An autopsy showed the freelance photographer was shot nine times at close range, Extra editor-in-chief Henry Holguin said.
Yepez said Baldeon had been subpoenaed by prosecutors in connection with a photo he took of the theft of a container-load of televisions.
Three police officers and two civilians were arrested in May on suspicion of carrying out the heist, the statement noted.
The Extra managing editor stressed that there was nothing to confirm any connection between the theft and Baldeon's murder.
"It would be speculating for me to venture to say it was because of that, and I couldn't say that," Yepez insisted.
| Other Articles: |
 |
Self-distancing can help you quell anger (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
Art neglected and works dying in Pakistan, laments daily (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
Rio de Janeiro declared World Heritage Site (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
Fish learn to cope with high CO2 in oceans (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
In China, a swallow doesn't necessarily make a summer (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
India, US closer than ever: Indian envoy (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
Brazilian warplanes' flyby shatters windows (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
Darkness in US amid unrelenting heat (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
China builds infrastructure for Mansarovar pilgrims (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
Your farts could cure high blood pressure (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
Nieto claims Mexico presidency win (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
NASA to study solar magnetic field (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
It's not business as usual with Pakistan: NATO (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
Cuban president embarks on China, Vietnam trip (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
British parliament to conduct banking inquiry (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
Hope for mouth cancer treatment (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
German birth rate hits all-time low (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
Eliasson sworn in as deputy UN chief (3rd Jul, 2012) |
|
Millions of Americans battle blistering heat without power (2nd Jul, 2012) |
|
Children's performance linked to sound sleep (2nd Jul, 2012) |
|
Setting sail with gas from wasted food (2nd Jul, 2012) |
|
Mexico's old rulers claim presidential election victory (2nd Jul, 2012) |
|
Talking about weight might give kids eating disorder (2nd Jul, 2012) |
|
Apple pays $60 mn for iPad trademark in China (2nd Jul, 2012) |
|
Afghanistan to move UN if cross-border attacks by Pak-Taliban not resolved diplomatically (2nd Jul, 2012) |
|
Jobs |
Blog |
Yellow Pages |
Games |
Jokes |
Chat |
e-Cards |
Astrology |
Articles |
Recipes |
Send Gifts
Today : Friday - May 24, 2013, 08:40am (GMT+5.5)
