'We will miss you' - grief for journalist Francisca Sandoval who died following Chile protests

• Journalist Francisca Sandoval died from her injuries.
• She was shot during Workers' Day protests in Chile.
• Three people were arrested in connection with her shooting.

A journalist who was shot near May Day protests in the Chilean capital Santiago died on Thursday, a hospital official said, as the country's president promised there would be no "impunity" in the case.

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The death of 30-year-old Francisca Sandoval was also confirmed in a statement by the online community outlet that she wrote for.

"Francisca did not leave us. They killed her," wrote the Senal 3 de La Victoria site, without elaborating on who it blamed for her death.

It added:

Sandoval was shot in the head during violent clashes on the sidelines of a union demonstration organised to mark International Workers' Day on 1 May. Two other people were also injured by the gunfire.

In a statement, Daniel Rodriguez, the head of intensive care at the hospital where she was treated, explained that Sandoval had died from a cerebral haemorrhage caused by the gunshot.

Last week, three alleged perpetrators of the shooting were arrested and the person suspected of shooting Sandoval was placed in pre-trial detention for manslaughter and illegal possession of a firearm.

Left-wing President Gabriel Boric in a tweet on Thursday afternoon expressed his condolences to Sandoval's family, and pledged to "not allow impunity" for the crime.

Following the news of Sandoval's death, several vigils took place in the capital, with candles and photos of the journalist.

Following the news, some groups also set up barricades and cut off traffic in the Plaza de Italia, the epicentre of the "social outbreak" protest movement since 2019, in the heart of Santiago.

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