Don Harris (journalist)
Don Harris (September 8, 1936 – November 18, 1978) was an NBC News correspondent who was killed after departing Jonestown, an agricultural commune owned by the Peoples Temple in Guyana. On November 18, 1978, he and four others (including Leo Ryan) were killed by gunfire by Temple members at a nearby airstrip in Port Kaituma, Guyana. Their murders preceded the death of 909 Temple members in Jonestown and four Temple members in Georgetown, Guyana.
Don Harris | |
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| Born | Rozak Darwin Humphrey September 8, 1936 Vidalia, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 1978 (aged 42) Port Kaituma, Guyana |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | NBC News |
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