[1/3]A general view of a Forensic Medical Service vehicle behind crime scene tape following the death of Mexican journalist Nelson Matus in Acapulco, Mexico, July 15, 2023 in this handout image. La Plaza Diario/Raul Sendic Garcia Estrada/Handout via Portal
MEXICO CITY, July 15 (Portal) – Mexican journalist Nelson Matus was killed on Saturday in the coastal town of Acapulco, in the southwestern state of Guerrero, local media reported.
The director of local news site Lo Real de Guerrero, Matus, was shot dead in his car in a store parking lot, Mexico’s El Universal newspaper reported.
The attack happened after 3 p.m. in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood of north Acapulco, Mexico’s Reforma newspaper reported.
Reforma, citing local media, added that Matus survived two assassination attempts in 2017 and 2019.
Matus’ death comes a week after the body of Luis Martin Sanchez, a journalist for Mexico’s La Jornada newspaper, was found after he went missing in Nayarit state.
The Guerrero State Attorney General’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In Mexico, investigating corruption, crime, and drug cartels is often high risk. According to the media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, the country was the deadliest in the world for journalists last year.
Reporting by Brendan O’Boyle
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