Two radio journalists shot dead during Facebook Live broadcast in Dominican Republic

Gunfire interrupts transmission before a woman is heard shouting 'shots, shots, shots'

Two radio journalists were shot dead in the Dominican Republic while one of them was reading the news on a Facebook Live broadcast.

Police said three men have been detained following the shooting in San Pedro de Macoris, east of the capital of Santo Domingo.

Gunfire interrupts the Facebook Live video, before a woman is heard shouting "shots, shots, shots."

The transmission then cuts off.

Members of the Dominican police investigate the facilities of the 103.5 radio station following the murder of the two journalists (EPA)

The victims were identified as producer and director Leo Martinez and announcer Luis Manuel Medina at radio station 103.5 HICC.

Mr Medina was also the official announcer for the Estrellas Orientales baseball team.

The journalists had previously spoken out against pollution in Laguna Mallen, a protected area in San Pedro.

Police said a secretary was also injured and is undergoing surgery.

The arrested man have not yet been charged. Police said they do not yet have a motive for the killings.

In 2015, two US journalists were killed during a live TV broadcast in Virginia, before the gunman shot himself.