In Brazil, radio reporter shot dead in Pernambuco state

Radio journalist Israel Gonçalves Silva, who was shot dead Tuesday in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.

The radio reporter was in an electronics store after taking his two children to school, when a man opened fire and hit Silva at least twice, once in the arm and once in the neck, reports said. Silva’s belongings were not taken in the attack, and the assailant fled on an accomplice’s motorbike, according to reports that cited witnesses.

The attack comes as at least four journalists have been murdered in direct retaliation for their work in Brazil this year.