Shocking murder of Greek TV journalist demands immediate response
MFRR partners condemn the fatal shooting of Greek crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz outside his house in Athens on 9th April and call for a thorough investigation to establish whether the killing was related to his journalistic work.
According to reports, the veteran crime reporter was gunned down as he returned home from a shift on a daytime show on Star TV when he was ambushed by two men on a moped and shot at least six times with a silenced weapon, killing him instantly.
The murder reportedly took place at around 2.30pm on Friday as the journalist was getting out of his car near his house in Themou Anninou Street in the southern Athens suburb of Alimos.
The Attica Security Division has launched a manhunt for the suspects and a team from the Directorate of Forensic Investigations is at the scene carrying out preliminary investigations. According to reports, between 17 and 20 bullet casings were found on the road.
