Sinaloa Activist Atilano Roman Tirado Shot Dead by Gunmen During Live Radio Broadcast James Rush - The Independent
go to original October 14, 2014

Atilano Román Tirado (oronegro.mx)

A Mexican activist was shot dead after two gunmen forced their way into a radio studio during a live broadcast and opened fire, prosecutors have said.

Listeners could hear the gunshot which killed Atilano Roman Tirado, who had a weekly radio program at the Fiesta Mexicana station in Mazatlan, in the state of Sinaloa.

Station director Sergio Ontiveros said yesterday that the transmission was cut off as a colleague dove to the floor and kicked out the master cable during the incident.

He said: "On air you could hear when the shot is fired, and then one of the co-workers is heard saying, 'Oh no, he killed him, he killed him.'"

He added: "That is when the transmission cut off... The station operator dove to the floor and kicked out the master" cable.

It comes as hundreds of protesters smashed windows and set fires inside a Mexico state capital building today over the disappearance of 43 students following a confrontation with police more than two weeks ago.

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