Live TV Shocker: Sports Journalist Carjacked at Gunpoint During Broadcast

Fernando Vargas, a leading sports reporter and communications director of Mexico’s National Basketball League, was ambushed at gunpoint during a live TV segment. He was interviewing from his parked car at a gas station on Activo Deportes when an armed man opened the driver’s door and demanded keys, phone, and wallet. The broadcast caught the thief chambering a round and pressuring Vargas on air. Vargas managed to stay safe but lost his car, phone, and wallet. Colleagues are asking anyone who recognizes the suspect to contact local authorities. This incident took place in Morelos, south of Mexico City.

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