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A Mexican sports journalist was safe after being carjacked live on television Tuesday.
Fernando Vargas of Activo Deportes was making a hit in his car for the show “Bla, bla, bla Deportivo”, while at a gas station in Morelos. A video posted to social media showed Vargas speaking to host Ed Martinez when a gunman showed up at Vargas’ window.
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Sports journalist Fernando Vargas was robbed at gunpoint on live television. (iStock/Getty Images Plus)
The suspect was heard cocking a gun as he opened Vargas’ driver’s side door. Vargas appeared to remain calm while Martinez looked at him in shock. Vargas gave his belongings to the car thief and got out of the vehicle.
“The key, quick. Key, phones and wallets, quick,” the armed robber says in Spanish, via Univision.
Martinez later wrote on Instagram that Vargas, who is also communications director for the Mexican Professional Basketball League (LNBP), was safe but shaken.
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“Luckily he is safe, but he is very scared,” Martinez wrote in a post on Instagram. “If anyone recognizes the man in the video, please help us and report him to the authorities. This happened in Morelos.”
The LNBP issued a statement on Wednesday, reiterating that Vargas was doing well and praising him for his professionalism during this difficult ordeal.
The league said it condemns the actions of anyone who attempts to harm its employees.
No arrests have yet been made in the carjacking case. (iStock/Getty Images Plus)
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The armed robber allegedly stole Vargas’ wallet, phone and other personal items. No arrests were made in the robbery.
