Local reports revealed that Dominican police have arrested three men after two radio journalists have been killed in the country as gunmen opened fire during a news bulletin which was being broadcast on Facebook Live.
Gunfire could be heard during the Facebook Live video, along with a woman yelling “Shots! Shots! Shots!” before the transmission abruptly cuts off.
The station secretary Dayaba Garcia was also injured in the attack and taken to hospital where she needed emergency surgery.
Police said the shooting occurred in San Pedro de Macorís, a small city 45 miles east of the capital, Santo Domingo. The radio station is located within a shopping mall.