Female Journalist Shot Dead By Member of Barhain Royal Family

   

A young mother has been gunned down in the street as her six-year-old son watched from inside their car in Bahrain,
Eman Salehi, a 28-year-old Shiite woman, worked as a sports journalist for Bahrain's state-run television broadcaster.

She was known for her piercing blue eyes and friendly demeanor. It's unclear what sparked the December 23 shooting. 

                                                     

That night, her car was stopped in the Bahraini city of Riffa, a community popular with members of the ruling Al Khalifa family and the military. 

A man shot Salehi once in the head, then immediately turned himself into authorities. 

The murder shocked the small island and has sparked controversy over who carried out the killing.

Activists abroad allege a member of Bahrain's Sunni royal family serving in the military pulled the trigger.