Gunmen shot and killed another journalist in Mexico, marking the sixth murder of its kind in 2021. The victim requested government protection after receiving death threats due to his reporting on police corruption.
The murder took place on Thursday in Ixtaczoquitlán, Veracruz, where gunmen shot 61-year-old Jacinto Romero Flores as he was driving his vehicle along Reforma Avenue, 24 Horas Newspaper reported.
Romero was a veteran journalist and most recently had a radio show on Oriesterio FM. He was the third journalist killed in Mexico in the last two months.
In July, gunmen shot and killed 47-year-old Ricardo Dominguez Lopez in Sonora. He was the owner of Infoguaymas. Prior to his killing, Dominguez said he received death threats in connection with his work.
Also in July, gunmen in Michoacan shot and killed a radio journalist named Abraham Mendoza.
The murders come as various press freedom organizations continue to label Mexico as one of the most dangerous places in the world.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
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