MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican journalist was killed in the northern state of Tamaulipas on Wednesday, the newspaper he worked for said, the latest in a series of attacks in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for media workers.
Antonio de la Cruz, a journalist for local newspaper Expreso, was gunned down in his home in the state capital Ciudad Victoria, the paper said.
His death comes after eight others in the media have been murdered in Mexico this year as a result of their journalism, according to human rights organization Article 19.
Presidential spokesperson Jesus Ramirez said on Twitter the journalist’s daughter also was injured in the attack.
“We must not allow any more attacks on journalists and activists. These crimes will not go unpunished,” Ramirez wrote.
The paper’s parent company Expreso-La Razon demanded justice from authorities.
The Tamaulipas attorney general’s office said in a statement it had opened an investigation into the incident and that police are collecting evidence and hunting for the attackers.
Violence against the press has skyrocketed during Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration, according to a report published by Article 19.
(Reporting by Valentine Hilaire and Kylie Madry; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
