A Filipino radio personality, conducting a Facebook Live session from his home, was tragically murdered on-air. The assailant infiltrated his residence and fatally shot him, leaving the host to slump lifelessly in his chair while his audience looked on.
What a real life horror show.
From Newser:
A radio anchor was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippine station Sunday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the program live on Facebook. The gunman gained entry into the home-based radio station of provincial news broadcaster Juan Jumalon by pretending to be a listener. He then shot him twice during a live morning broadcast in Calamba town in Misamis Occidental province, police said. The attacker snatched the victim's gold necklace before fleeing with a companion, who waited outside Jumalon's house, onboard a motorcycle, police said. An investigation was underway to identify the gunman and establish if the attack was work-related. The Philippines has long been regarded as one of the most dangerous places for journalists in the world, reports the AP.
"The attack is even more condemnable since it happened at Jumalon's own home, which also served as the radio station," the watchdog said. A video of the attack shows the bespectacled Jumalon, 57, pausing and looking upward at something away from the camera before two shots rang out. He slumped back bloodied in his chair as a background music played on. He was pronounced dead on the way to a hospital. The attacker was not seen on the Facebook livestream but police said they were checking if security cameras installed in the house and at his neighbors recorded anything.
It's truly disturbing to consider what the live audience had to witness. Such a gruesome and chilling image is bound to haunt those who saw it for a long time.
