Journalists Killed  |  Colombia

Bienvenido Lemos

Caracol Radio

September 30, 1993, in Buenaventura, Colombia

Lemos, a 42-year-old reporter with the nationwide Caracol Radio Network, was gunned down in the port city of Buenaventura.

Medium: Radio

Job: Broadcast Reporter

Gender: Male

Local or Foreign: Local

Freelance: No

Type of Death: Murder

Suspected Source of Fire: Unknown Fire

Impunity: Yes

Taken Captive: No

Tortured: No

Threatened: No


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