Journalist Mohamed Mohamud, commonly known as "Tima'ade," died of gunshot wounds on Saturday (26 October) at a hospital in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Mohamed, a 26-year-old reporter who covered social and security issues for the privately-owned, UK-based Universal TV, was shot four days before. He suffered injuries to his neck, chest, and shoulder.
It is unclear who carried out the attack, although a Twitter account claiming to represent Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab took responsibility for the shooting.
The Somali government denounced the attack. Prime minister Abdi Farah Shirdon tweeted: "Government won't tolerate violence against journalists. There must be no impunity for cowardly thugs who want to take Somalia backwards."
At least four journalists and media workers have been murdered in Somalia this year and no arrests have been made.
Source: CPJ
