Photojournalist Poveda killed in El Salvador
The French photojournalist and documentary filmmaker Christian Poveda was shot dead in El Salvador yesterday. No motive for the crime is known. From AFP:
Poveda's most recent work was the documentary La Vida Loca, an unflinching portrait of youths caught up in El Salvador's gang culture.
President Mauricio Funes said he was "dismayed" by the photographer and journalist's killing, which he "strongly condemned."
The Central American leader called on authorities to "conduct all necessary investigations so that those responsible are brought to justice". He called on the country to unite to "combat together" the scourge of violence hitting El Salvador.
Poveda, police say, was on his way back from filming in gang-controlled La Campanera, a poor suburb north of San Salvador.
Poveda's most recent work was the documentary La Vida Loca, an unflinching portrait of youths caught up in El Salvador's gang culture.
Comments
One might think incarceration for these murderous thugs would be a solution; instead, it is proven that our jails only provide advanced gang education for these people.
We need to restore the death penalty, and soon.
More than anything ppl will want to see the Vida Loca documentary
All my condolonces to his famliy
RIP CHRISTIAN POVEDA
1955-2009