4 killed in shooting near Mexican Prez's residence
5 years, 1 month ago

4 killed in shooting near Mexican Prez's residence

The Quint  

Mexico City, Dec 8 Four people were killed and several others injured in a shooting near the National Palace or Mexico's presidential residence, according to authorities. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who moved into the centuries-old palace as he took office last year and turned the former presidential residence into a museum at part of his government's austere measures, was not in at the time of the shooting on Saturday, Efe news reported. The Mexico City police said they received a radio alert about the shooting in a small residential building on a narrow street which leads to one of the entrances of the palace. When police arrived at the spot, they found four people with gunshot wounds lying in the building courtyard and a man carrying a weapon standing nearby.

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Mexico bar shooting: 7 dead, 5 wounded after gunmen open fire in Tabasco
3 days, 17 hours ago

Mexico bar shooting: 7 dead, 5 wounded after gunmen open fire in Tabasco

Live Mint  

A shooting at a bar in southeastern Mexico left seven people dead and five wounded, authorities said Sunday, the latest in a series of similar attacks in the violence-plagued country. The death toll initially stood at five, but the Tabasco public prosecutor's office later said two more people had died in the attack on what it described as "a clandestine …

Six dead and 10 wounded in Mexico bar shooting
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Six dead and 10 wounded in Mexico bar shooting

Deccan Chronicle  

At least six people were killed and 10 wounded early Sunday in an armed attack at a bar in the city of Villahermosa, in the southeastern Mexican state of Tabasco, local authorities said. "Armed persons" entered the bar "looking for a specific person" and the shots hit those nearby, state deputy prosecutor Gilberto Melquiades said at a press conference, adding …

Mexico mass shooting: Gunmen kill 10 people at bar in Queretaro, horrific CCTV footage surfaces – India TV
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Mexico mass shooting: Gunmen kill 10 people at bar in Queretaro, horrific CCTV footage surfaces – India TV

India TV News  

Mexico City: Gunmen killed 10 people in a bar in the central Mexican state of Queretaro late, authorities said on Saturday, adding to a wave of violent crime that is gripping several areas of the country. The incident took place in a bar in the downtown area of the state's capital, also known as Queretaro, where four gunmen entered, killing …

10 dead as gunmen open fire in central Mexico bar
1 month, 4 weeks ago

10 dead as gunmen open fire in central Mexico bar

Live Mint  

Ten people were killed after gunmen in a truck opened fire in a bar in central Mexico, authorities said on Sunday. The attack on Los Cantaritos bar in Queretaro's downtown district left 10 people dead and at least seven injured, said the city's public security department chief Juan Luis Ferrusca. "Emergency services arrived at the scene and confirmed that at …

Gunmen burst into a Mexican drug rehab center and kill 4 men and wound 2 others
3 months ago

Gunmen burst into a Mexican drug rehab center and kill 4 men and wound 2 others

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Assailants shot to death four men and wounded two others in an attack at a Mexican drug rehabilitation center, officials said Wednesday. Mexico’s privately run drug rehabilitation centers are often abusive, clandestine, unregulated and underfunded. Mexican drug gangs have killed suspected street-level dealers from rival gangs sheltering at such facilities in the past. In 2020, gunmen shot …

Mexican journalist who covered one of the country’s most dangerous crime beats has been killed
5 months ago

Mexican journalist who covered one of the country’s most dangerous crime beats has been killed

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A Mexican journalist who covered one of the country’s most dangerous crime beats was killed by gunmen Sunday, and two of his government-assigned bodyguards were wounded, authorities said. The page covered community news and crime in Celaya, the most dangerous city for police officers in Mexico. Media workers are regularly targeted in Mexico, often in direct reprisal …

Mayoral candidate shot dead at election campaign rally in Mexico’s Guerrero
7 months, 1 week ago

Mayoral candidate shot dead at election campaign rally in Mexico’s Guerrero

Al Jazeera  

Alfredo Cabrera’s murder is the latest in a string of attacks ahead of Sunday’s elections. A mayoral candidate has been shot dead at a campaign rally in Mexico’s southern Guerrero state, the latest in a string of attacks ahead of Sunday’s elections. Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado condemned the “cowardly” murder, saying on X that she had asked the state prosecutor’s …

A mayoral candidate and 5 other people killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in southern Mexico
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A mayoral candidate and 5 other people killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A mayoral candidate and five other people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally in the violence-wracked southern Mexico state of Chiapas, officials said. State prosecutors said a young girl was among the six people killed in the gunfire late Thursday, along with mayoral candidate Lucero López Maza. The church statement said the heavily …

Mass shooting causes deaths in crime-ridden township on southern edge of Mexico City, officials say
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mass shooting causes deaths in crime-ridden township on southern edge of Mexico City, officials say

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A mass shooting in a mountain township beset by crime just south of Mexico City resulted in several deaths, authorities said Sunday. The government of the state of Morelos, which borders Mexico City, said the attack occurred late Saturday in Huitzilac. The forested mountain township has been plagued by illegal loggers, kidnappers and drug gangs, in part …

Mexican journalist is slain south of Mexico City, spurring outrage among colleagues
8 months, 1 week ago

Mexican journalist is slain south of Mexico City, spurring outrage among colleagues

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican journalists held a vigil and protest Saturday a day after one of their colleagues was slain in the southern state of Morelos. After disappearing Friday morning, he was found dead inside a car in his hometown of Huitzilac in Morelos, a state south of Mexico City where drug-fueled violence runs rampant. But in a country where …

Mexican President Lopez Obrador responds to mayoral candidate’s slaying
9 months, 1 week ago

Mexican President Lopez Obrador responds to mayoral candidate’s slaying

Al Jazeera  

The death of Bertha Gisela Gaytán has renewed concerns over violence in the lead-up to the nationwide election on June 2. Outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has offered condolences to the family of a slain mayoral candidate who was shot dead shortly after launching her campaign. “They’re out on the street, face to face.” López Obrador’s remarks came …

Mexican journalist says he was abducted, beaten and questioned by armed men about his reporting
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican journalist says he was abducted, beaten and questioned by armed men about his reporting

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A prominent journalist who went missing this week in western Mexico said Wednesday he was abducted, beaten and questioned by an armed gang about his reporting before being let go with a warning to tone down his journalism. Authorities confirmed that radio and television anchor Jaime Barrera, who has written about drug cartel violence, was found alive …

Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other
10 months, 1 week ago

Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other

Associated Press  

MARAVATÍO, Mexico — Two mayoral hopefuls in the Mexican city of Maravatío have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 national elections could be the country’s most violent on record. He was very friendly.” While she hasn’t voted in years — “whether it’s one or the other, everything stays the same” — Luna …

2 Mexican city mayoral candidates are shot dead within hours of each other
10 months, 1 week ago

2 Mexican city mayoral candidates are shot dead within hours of each other

LA Times  

Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters after a rally at the Revolution Monument in Mexico City on June 15. Two candidates for mayor in the Mexican city of Maravatio have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 election could be the country’s most violent on record. “This illustrates the extremely serious level of violence and …

Mass shootings in Mexico become an issue in the presidential race
1 year ago

Mass shootings in Mexico become an issue in the presidential race

LA Times  

Men carry the coffin of one of the 11 people killed by gunmen at a Christmas party during his funeral in Salvatierra, Mexico, on Dec. 19, 2023. “The gunmen just went in and began shooting,” said Luis Almanza, whose son was among the revelers smashing a piñata and dancing to a live norteño band inside a former hacienda. “They wanted …

Five journalists were shot in one day in Mexico, officials confirm
1 year, 1 month ago

Five journalists were shot in one day in Mexico, officials confirm

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Wednesday that two of four news photographers who were shot Tuesday are in serious condition, as prosecutors confirmed that a fifth journalist was shot and wounded the same day. Another shooting Tuesday in the neighboring state of Michoacan wounded reporter Maynor Ramón Ramírez, bringing the number of victims to five and marking one of …

4 news photographers shot in southern Mexico, a case authorities consider attempted murder
1 year, 1 month ago

4 news photographers shot in southern Mexico, a case authorities consider attempted murder

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Unidentified assailants on Tuesday wounded four news photographers in the violence-wracked southern Mexican city of Chilpancingo, authorities said. The press group Reporters Without Borders said the attack occurred just outside the local army barracks, as the photographers were returning from covering an event. The shootings and abductions mark some of the largest mass attacks on reporters in …

Day of bloodshed in southwest Mexico kills at least 19 people, including police and officials
1 year, 2 months ago

Day of bloodshed in southwest Mexico kills at least 19 people, including police and officials

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A local security secretary and 12 police officers were shot dead in Guerrero state Monday, authorities said, the worst episode in a day of violence across southwestern Mexico that killed at least 19 people. Another person was slain in the Guerrero state capital and five people, including a police officer, were killed in the neighboring state of …

Mass shooting in Texas: Francisco Oropesa and partner were ‘plotting escape to Mexico’ after Cleveland massacre
1 year, 8 months ago

Mass shooting in Texas: Francisco Oropesa and partner were ‘plotting escape to Mexico’ after Cleveland massacre

The Independent  

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Gunmen shoot up resort in central Mexico, killing 7 people
1 year, 8 months ago

Gunmen shoot up resort in central Mexico, killing 7 people

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A band of gunmen invaded a resort where dozens of vacationers were spending the weekend in central Mexico and opened fire, killing six adults and a 7-year-old, authorities said. Officials in the Cortazar municipality in Guanajuato state said in a statement that an eighth person was seriously wounded in the midafternoon attack at the La Palma resort. …

Mexico Celebrity Journalist Ciro Gomez Leyva Survives Assassination Bid
2 years ago

Mexico Celebrity Journalist Ciro Gomez Leyva Survives Assassination Bid

News 18  

One of Mexico’s best-known journalists, who is a prominent critic of the country’s president, said Friday he had survived an apparent assassination attempt. Ciro Gomez Leyva is known for his criticism of the government led by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who regularly lambasts him at press conferences. CGL pic.twitter.com/jNfX0N5uCA— Ciro Gómez Leyva December 16, 2022 “At 11:10 pm 200 …

Renowned Mexican journalist survives shooting
2 years ago

Renowned Mexican journalist survives shooting

Al Jazeera  

Ciro Gomez Leyva says he was saved by his armoured vehicle after gunmen shot at him near his home in Mexico City. A prominent Mexican radio and television reporter says two gunmen tried to kill him near his home in Mexico City, renewing concerns for the safety of journalists in the Central American country. Ciro Gomez Leyva, one of Mexico’s …

Bar shooting leaves 9 dead in central Mexican state, gang war suspected
2 years, 1 month ago

Bar shooting leaves 9 dead in central Mexican state, gang war suspected

India Today  

A shooting left nine dead and two wounded at a bar in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, which has increasingly suffered from cartel violence, local authorities said Thursday. An armed group arrived at the bar around 9 pm Wednesday in the town of Apaseo el Alto, outside of Celaya, and opened fire on those inside, authorities said in a …

Mexico: 12 killed as gunmen open fire at bar in Irapuato city
2 years, 2 months ago

Mexico: 12 killed as gunmen open fire at bar in Irapuato city

India TV News  

Highlights "Security personnel immediately moved to the scene," the government said in a Twitter post Paramedics treated three injured people and confirmed the death of six men and six women, they said A search operation for those responsible is underway Mexico: At least 12 people were killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire in the city of Irapuato in Mexico's Guanajuato. …

Drug gang kills 20 in attack on city hall in southern Mexico
2 years, 3 months ago

Drug gang kills 20 in attack on city hall in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

SAN MIGUEL TOTOLAPAN, Mexico — A drug gang shot to death 20 people, including a mayor and his father, in the mountains of the southern Mexico state of Guerrero, officials said Thursday. The Guerrero state security council said gunmen burst into the town hall in the village of San Miguel Totolapan Wednesday and opened fire on a meeting the mayor …

Attack in Mexican town kills 20, including mayor, officials say
2 years, 3 months ago

Attack in Mexican town kills 20, including mayor, officials say

Al Jazeera  

Attack comes amid ongoing violence and discussions over the controversial security policies of President Lopez Obrador. Gunmen allegedly affiliated with a drug gang have killed 20 people, including a mayor, in an attack in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, local officials said. “This act occurred in the context of a dispute between criminal gangs,” Ricardo Mejia, Mexico’s assistant secretary …

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico
2 years, 4 months ago

Murders at the border and attacks in Jalisco and Guanajuato stun Mexico

LA Times  

Members of the Mexican army and forensic experts work at the site where four radio station workers were killed and two restaurant employees were wounded in Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on Friday. On Friday, hundreds of Mexican troops were dispatched to the northern border city of Ciudad Juárez in a bid to bolster security after a series of …

Mexican journalist killed in bar shooting — 13th this year
2 years, 5 months ago

Mexican journalist killed in bar shooting — 13th this year

Al Jazeera  

As Mexico grapples with a wave of violence against members of the press, small local outlets are especially at risk. Three people, including a prominent local journalist, have been shot dead inside a bar in central Mexico, marking the 13th murder of a media worker this year as violence against Mexican journalists escalates. Guanajuato Governor Diego Rodriguez Vallejo condemned the …

Mexican journalist shot, marks 12th reporter murdered this year
2 years, 6 months ago

Mexican journalist shot, marks 12th reporter murdered this year

Al Jazeera  

Violence targeting reporters in Mexico continues to rise, as 47-year-old Antonio de la Cruz was shot outside his home. The victim, 47-year-old Antonio de la Cruz, a reporter for the regional newspaper Expreso, is the 12th Mexican journalist murdered this year amid rising violence against members of the press. The shooting of de la Cruz is the latest in a …

10 gunmen dead in shootout with police in central Mexico
2 years, 6 months ago

10 gunmen dead in shootout with police in central Mexico

India TV News  

Highlights A shootout between police, soldiers and gunmen in central Mexico left ten suspects dead Prosecutors in the State of Mexico said 3 detectives were also wounded in the gun battle The shooting occurred on Tuesday about 80 miles southwest of Mexico City in the town of Texcaltitlan A shootout between police, soldiers and gunmen in central Mexico left ten …

5 teens, elderly woman dead after gunmen open fire on students in Mexico
2 years, 7 months ago

5 teens, elderly woman dead after gunmen open fire on students in Mexico

India Today  

Gunmen killed five high school students and an adult in a street shooting in central Mexico, local authorities said on Tuesday. "Unfortunately we can say that a few hours ago in the Barron community six people lost their lives in an armed attack," said Cesar Prieto, mayor of the city in Guanajuato state. The mass shooting happened just two weeks …

2 journalists killed in Mexico; 10th and 11th of the year
2 years, 7 months ago

2 journalists killed in Mexico; 10th and 11th of the year

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Just as Mexican journalists prepared to protest the killing of a journalist last week, word came Monday that two more were shot to death in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, raising to 11 the number of such killings in the country this year. The Veracruz State Prosecutor’s Office said via Twitter that it was investigating the …

2 journalists killed in Mexico — the 10th and 11th of the year
2 years, 8 months ago

2 journalists killed in Mexico — the 10th and 11th of the year

LA Times  

Just as Mexican journalists prepared to protest the killing of a journalist last week, word came Monday that two more were shot to death in the gulf coast state of Veracruz, raising to 11 the number of such killings in the country this year. The Veracruz state prosecutor’s office said via Twitter that it was investigating the killings of Yessenia …

American mother-of-four among 20 people killed in mass shooting at cockfight venue in Mexico
2 years, 9 months ago

American mother-of-four among 20 people killed in mass shooting at cockfight venue in Mexico

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An American mother-of-four has …

19 Bodies Found After Shooting in Central Mexico
2 years, 9 months ago

19 Bodies Found After Shooting in Central Mexico

News 18  

Nineteen people were shot and killed in central Mexico on Sunday, the State Attorney General’s Office said in a statement. The attack was believed to be motivated by “revenge” by one cell of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel against another, deputy security minister Ricardo Mejia said. Earlier this month gunmen killed nine people in an attack on a house in …

19 killed in shootout in central Mexico
2 years, 9 months ago

19 killed in shootout in central Mexico

India Today  

Nineteen people were shot and killed in central Mexico on Sunday, the State Attorney General's Office said in a statement. Federal authorities are working "with the aim of capturing those responsible for the violent acts," the office of Michoacan's secretary of public security said on Twitter. The attack was believed to be motivated by "revenge" by one cell of the …

Mexico shooting: Gunmen kill 20 in Michoacan state
2 years, 9 months ago

Mexico shooting: Gunmen kill 20 in Michoacan state

Al Jazeera  

The attack took place in Michoacan state, which has been at the centre of spiraling drug-cartel violence in the country. At least 20 people have been killed and several others wounded in a mass shooting in central Mexico, authorities have said, in one of the deadliest attacks in recent years. Michoacan and neighbouring Guanajuato state have seen years of violence …

Journalist killed in Mexico, eighth so far this year
2 years, 9 months ago

Journalist killed in Mexico, eighth so far this year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At the time of Toledo's death, Linares told The …

Another journalist shot dead in Mexico, eighth so far this year
2 years, 9 months ago

Another journalist shot dead in Mexico, eighth so far this year

Al Jazeera  

Armando Linares, director of Monitor Michoacan, the latest to be murdered in a spate of killings that has stirred international concern. “We wrote a lot about illegal logging and also a lot of issues like corruption in the municipal government.” Drug cartels Drug cartels in Mexico often make money by protecting illegal logging or extorting protection payments from avocado growers. …

Mexico investigating reports of 17 people shot dead during wake
2 years, 10 months ago

Mexico investigating reports of 17 people shot dead during wake

Al Jazeera  

Video shared widely on social media shows people lined up against a wall in Michoacan state before gunshots ring out. Mexico is investigating reports that around 17 people were executed in the state of Michoacan, after a gruesome video showed gunmen storming a funeral wake during the weekend and dragging mourners outside to be killed. Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez …

Heber Lopez fifth journalist murdered in Mexico this year
2 years, 10 months ago

Heber Lopez fifth journalist murdered in Mexico this year

Al Jazeera  

Advocates say the first six weeks of 2022 have been the deadliest for journalists in Mexico in 10 years. Heber Lopez, director of Mexican online news site Noticias Web, has been fatally shot, becoming the fifth journalist to be murdered in the country since the beginning of the year. Jan-Albert Hootsen, the Mexico representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists, …

What’s behind the spike in journalist murders in Mexico?
2 years, 11 months ago

What’s behind the spike in journalist murders in Mexico?

Al Jazeera  

Four journalists were killed in January, highlighting a dangerous culture of impunity in the country, rights groups say. About 99 percent of crimes against journalists are not prosecuted, Ruiz said, “Anyone can decide, ‘I’m just going to silence this journalist, because there are not going to be consequences.’” Hootsen visited Tijuana last week after Martinez and Lopez were killed. Criminal …

Fourth journalist killed in Mexico in less than a month
2 years, 11 months ago

Fourth journalist killed in Mexico in less than a month

Al Jazeera  

Roberto Toledo’s killing comes after his employer says the outlet received threats for reporting on government corruption. A news outlet in Mexico’s Michoacan state says one of its employees, Roberto Toledo, has become the fourth media worker killed in the country in less than a month. “For exposing corrupt administrations and corrupt officials and politicians, today that led to the …

Second Mexican journalist killed in Tijuana in less than a week
2 years, 11 months ago

Second Mexican journalist killed in Tijuana in less than a week

Al Jazeera  

Lourdes Maldonado Lopez was murdered days after Margarito Martinez was found fatally shot in the Mexican border city. Authorities in Mexico say a journalist has been murdered in Tijuana, the second killing of a media worker in the border city in less than a week and the latest in a string of killings in one of the world’s most dangerous …

Two Canadian tourists shot dead at Mexican resort
2 years, 11 months ago

Two Canadian tourists shot dead at Mexican resort

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two Canadians were shot …

Margarito Martinez: Mexican journalist shot dead outside home in Tijuana
2 years, 11 months ago

Margarito Martinez: Mexican journalist shot dead outside home in Tijuana

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Mexican photojournalist died …

Margarito Martinez: Mexican journalist shot dead outside home
2 years, 11 months ago

Margarito Martinez: Mexican journalist shot dead outside home

Al Jazeera  

Margarito Martinez, 49, who covered police and crime, was fatally shot near his home in Tijuana, near the US border. Margarito Martinez, 49, was found near his home with a fatal gunshot wound to his head on Monday, the security secretariat in the northwestern state of Baja California said in a statement. Media rights group Yo So Soy Periodista said …

2 foreigners killed in shootout in Mexico’s Tulum resort
3 years, 2 months ago

2 foreigners killed in shootout in Mexico’s Tulum resort

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Two foreigners were killed and three wounded in a shooting at a restaurant in the Mexican Caribbean resort town of Tulum, authorities said Thursday. The fight was between two groups that operate street-level drug sales in the area, the Quintana Roo state prosecutor’s office said in a statement. But Quintana Roo state, where beach resorts like Tulum, …

Mexican journalist shot to death in Gulf coast state
3 years, 4 months ago

Mexican journalist shot to death in Gulf coast state

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A radio journalist was shot and killed in the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz Thursday, according to his station and state authorities. Jacinto Romero Flores was gunned down in the community of Potrerillo, in the township of Ixtaczoquitlán, according to Hugo Gutiérrez Maldonado, the head of Veracruz state security agency, via Twitter. The State Commission for …

7 killed in shooting at mechanic's shop in Mexico
3 years, 6 months ago

7 killed in shooting at mechanic's shop in Mexico

India TV News  

Prosecutors in Mexico's most violent state said seven men have been shot to death at a mechanic's shop. Guanajuato has Mexico's highest number of homicides, and has been the scene of turf battles between the Jalisco drug cartel and local gangs. There was no immediate information on a possible motive in the shootings, but such attacks in Guanajuato in the …

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