Filipino DJ shot and killed during live broadcast

A person who talks on the radio in the Philippines was killed while doing a live show.

Juan Jumalon, also called DJ Johnny Walker, got shot while inside his home studio, as per the police.

President Marcos Jr strongly criticized the killing of the radio journalist in very strong words.

According to the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines, four journalists have been murdered since Mr. Marcos Jr became the leader in June 2022.

“The attack is even more wrong because it happened at Jumalon’s own home, where the radio station was located,” the union stated.

Mr Jumalon was using Facebook to show a live video at about 5:30 in the morning when someone came into the room where he was recording and shot him.

Based on reports from the local media and information from the police, the suspect requested permission to enter Mr. Jumalon’s radio booth in order to announce something important on the radio.

The police have obtained CCTV footage in that area.

Mr Jumalon’s shows are usually played on 94. 7 Gold Mega Calamba FM Facebook page, which has about 2,400 people who follow it.

The DJ’s wife rushed him to the hospital right after the incident, but unfortunately, the doctors confirmed that he was already dead when they reached there.

The police said they did not know about any previous dangers to his life.

The president shared on X platform that he told the police to do a careful investigation to quickly catch and punish the people responsible.

According to Freedom House, a US organization, the Philippines is considered to be one of the most unsafe countries for journalists.