Shooting

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Law enforcement officials survey the scene after a gunman fired through a glass door at the Capital Gazette newspaper and sprayed the newsroom with gunfire, killing at least five people and injuring several others, in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S., June 28, 2018. (Reuters/Joshua Roberts)

At least five people killed at newsroom shooting in Maryland

New York, June 28, 2018–At least five people were killed in a shooting in the newsroom of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, this afternoon. Police have a suspect in custody, but his identity and motive are unknown, the newspaper reported on its website.

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The Candelaria church at sunset in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 16, 2017. A Brazilian radio host was shot in a drive-by attack in Rondônia state on April 20, 2018, according to reports. (AFP/Leo Correa)

Brazilian radio host shot in drive-by attack

São Paulo, April 24, 2018–Brazilian authorities should conduct a swift and credible investigation into the drive-by shooting of radio host Hamilton Alves in Rondônia state and bring his attackers to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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Critical Brazilian journalist injured in shooting

São Paulo, September 30, 2016– Evaldo Oliveira, who owns and writes for the small newspaper Voz das Cidades, was rushed to the hospital on September 26 after being shot by an unidentified assailant, according to news reports and local sources. The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Brazilian authorities to guarantee Oliveira’s safety and…

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