CNN —A radio host was shot dead while live streaming his program on Facebook at his home in the southern Philippines on Sunday, prompting a hunt for his killers and condemnation from the country’s president.
The broadcaster, Juan Jumalon, also known as “DJ Johnny Walker,” was shot by unidentified assailants in a “brazen killing,” the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.
Jumalon’s broadcasts usually aired on the Facebook page 94.7 Gold Mega Calamba FM, a Visayan-language station with about 2,900 followers.
The incident happened at around 5:35 a.m. when the perpetrator entered the station and shot Jumalon in the face, according to a statement from the Misamis Occidental Police Department.
A police officer checks the area where a radio anchor was fatally shot at his home-based station in Calamba, Misamis Occidental province, southern Philippines on November 5, 2023.
Persons:
Juan Jumalon, Johnny Walker, ”, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Jumalon, Diore, Ragonia, Marcos, ” Marcos, Henry S, Oaminal, “
Organizations:
CNN, Facebook, National Union of Journalists of, Misamis Occidental Police Department, Diore Libre, Calamba Municipal Police Station, Philippine National Police, . Misamis Occidental Gov
Locations:
Philippines, Calamba, Misamis Occidental