A 26-year-old American freelance journalist was Saturday shot dead while covering a battle between the South Sudan government forces and armed opposition fighters.
Christopher Allen was killed during the battle in the town of Kaya, near the Uganda-Congo border.
In the heavy fighting, reports indicate, 16 rebels were also killed.
Allen was reportedly involved with and reporting about the opposition fighters for over a week before the fateful day.
According to the U.S. embassy in Juba, Allen graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2013.
Before working in South Sudan, Allen reportedly covered the war in Ukraine.
