Incident Summary:

09/27/2020: Assailants armed with firearms shot and killed journalist Luis Almendares in Comayagua, Honduras. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202009270022

When:
2020-09-27

Country:
Honduras

Region:
Central America & Caribbean

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Comayagua

City:
Comayagua

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Journalists & Media
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Social Media Journalist: Luis Almendares
Nationality of Target Honduras
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Motorcycle gunmen kill journalist in Honduras," Malaysian Insight, September 29, 2020.
"Gunmen On Motorcycle Kill Journalist In Honduras," Yahoo! India, September 28, 2020.