Who Killed Hiroyuki Muramoto? Reuters Cameraman Shot During Bangkok’s 2010 Red Shirt Protests

Reuters cameraman Hiroyuki Muramoto went to Bangkok to document Thailand’s 2010 Red Shirt protests. Two days after arriving from Tokyo, the 43-year-old husband and father was shot in the chest during the violent clashes of April 10.His final footage captured explosions, gunfire, wounded people, retreating soldiers, and a city losing control. It did not capture the person who fired the fatal round.The investigation first pointed toward an M16 fired from an army-held position. Months later, the official finding changed to an AK-47, reportedly based on a new review of photographs rather than a recovered bullet or matched weapon. In 2015, a Thai court concluded that the available evidence could not determine whether the shot came from soldiers, protesters, or another armed person.This episode follows Hiro’s life before Bangkok, the people who knew him as a gentle mentor and loving father, the final images inside his camera, the disputed investigation, and the unanswered question his wife Emiko and their two daughters were left to carry.This episode discusses political violence, gunfire, serious injury, and death. Listener discretion is advised.SourcesReuters journalist killed in Bangkok protestshttps://www.reuters.com/article/world/us/reuters-journalist-killed-in-bangkok-protests-idUSTRE6391OO/Reuters cameraman killed covering Bangkok protestshttps://www.reuters.com/news/picture/remembering-hiro-reuters-cameraman-kille-idINRTR2CPJU/Hiroyuki Muramotohttps://www.thebaron.info/people/memorial-book/hiroyuki-muramotoNewsrooms around the world fall silent for Hiroyuki Muramotohttps://www.thebaron.info/news/article/2010/04/12/newsrooms-around-the-world-fall-silent-for-hiroyuki-muramotoThai court says unclear who shot Reuters cameramanhttps://www.thebaron.info/news/article/2015/04/30/thai-court-says-unclear-who-shot-reuters-cameramanNew finding on cameraman’s death during Thai protestshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12593729Descent into Chaos: Thailand’s 2010 Red Shirt Protests and the Government Crackdownhttps://www.hrw.org/report/2011/05/03/descent-chaos/thailands-2010-red-shirt-protests-and-government-crackdownReuters cameraman killed in Thai political violencehttps://cpj.org/2010/04/reuters-cameraman-killed-in-thai-political-violenc/Japanese cameraman fatally shot in clashes between troops and Red Shirtshttps://rsf.org/en/japanese-cameraman-fatally-shot-clashes-between-troops-and-red-shirts#HiroyukiMuramoto #BangkokProtests #RedShirts #ThailandHistory #JournalistKilled