Tegucigalpa, June 5 (RHC)-- Ricardo Ávila, a 25-year-old camera operator and TV host has been killed in southwest Honduras. Local media outlets report that Ávila was shot in the head while he rode his motorcycle. He was then taken to a hospital in the capital Tegucigalpa, where he died of his wounds.
Tegucigalpa, June 5 (RHC)-- Ricardo Ávila, a 25-year-old camera operator and TV host has been killed in southwest Honduras. Local media outlets report that Ávila was shot in the head while he rode his motorcycle. He was then taken to a hospital in the capital Tegucigalpa, where he died of his wounds.
Ávila covered social movements and protests against a destructive economic project known as ZEDEs, which was aimed at attracting foreign investment in Honduras. Ricardo Ávila’s colleagues say he was killed in retaliation for reporting on these issues.