Niedringhaus had covered Afghanistan for several years before she was killed on Friday , 4 April 2014 , while covering the presidential election , after an Afghan policeman opened fire at the car she was waiting in at a checkpoint , part of an election convoy .
Niedringhaus had covered Afghanistan for several years before she was killed on 4 April 2014 . She was shot while covering the presidential election , when an Afghan policeman opened fire at the car she was waiting in at a checkpoint , part of an election convoy .