Incident Summary:

05/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on Rafael Barahona in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazan, Honduras. Barahona, a Tegucigalpa councilor, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201405130064

When:
2014-05-12

Country:
Honduras

Region:
Central America & Caribbean

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Francisco Morazan

City:
Tegucigalpa

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Tegucigalpa
Specific Description Councilor: Rafael Barahona
Nationality of Target Honduras
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Honduran opposition politician wounded in shooting," EFE, May 14, 2014.