Journalists Killed  |  Guatemala

Victor Hugo López Escobar

Radio Progreso

September 12, 1994, in Guatemala City, Guatemala

López, director of a news program on Radio Progreso, was gunned down by unidentified assailants as he got out of his car in downtown Guatemala City.


Medium: Radio

Job: Producer

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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