A
news reporter has been shot dead at his son's Christmas Party, a
development which has sparked serious commotion in the area.
File photo used only for illustrative purpose
According to a NAN report, a Mexican reporter was shot dead Tuesday
at his son’s school Christmas party, authorities confirmed, bringing
the total number of journalists killed in the country in 2017 to 12.
Unknown assailants burst into the school in the state of Veracruz and shot Gumaro Aguilando in front of children and parents.
The state is known as one of the most dangerous for journalists, with several killed.
Veracruz governor Miguel Yunes said he was saddened by the “devious
and cowardly attack” and had ordered extra protection for the
journalist’s family.
The 35-year-old had apparently been threatened before and requested
protection from the government’s protection programme, according to
Alicia Bremont, the head of the Association of Independent Journalists
in Acayucan.
The killing makes Mexico the most deadly country in the world for
journalists, alongside Syria, according to figures published by media
organisation Reporters Without Borders on Monday.
In its annual report on violence against journalists it said 12 had been killed in Mexico this year.
Home to several powerful drug cartels, journalists in Mexico who
cover topics linked to organised crime or political corruption quickly
become targets.
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