Tica journalist Amelia Rueda's brother was murdered Wednesday.

Carlos Eduardo Rueda, 56, was gunned down by one of two subjects on a motorcycle outside his home in Paso Ancho, in southern San José, after resisting attempts to rob him, Judicial Investigation Police Deputy Chief Walter Guevara said.

“The motive was assault and robbery,” he said.

Police have already arrested two suspects – brothers with the last name Marín.

During two raids in Desamparados in southern San José, Guevara said, authorities seized two firearms and other evidence they believe ties the suspects to the murder. Guevara said the guns will undergo ballistics tests to determine if they were the weapons used to kill Rueda.

“It's very likely the results will be in (Friday),” he said.

Amelia Rueda has a Web site and radio show dedicated to investigative journalism and she routinely interviews and calls out the country's political elites for the country's problems, especially crime.

As of press time, she declined to comment but her editor, Alejandra Fernández, asked people to respect the family's privacy.

“In these moments of pain for (Rueda) and her family, we are grateful for expressions of condolence,” she said.

Many of her fans have already left Rueda messages of support on her Web site at www.ameliarueda.com.