13 June 2011
Pablo Ruelas Barraza
Shooting
Reporter Pablo Ruelas Barraza was found shot to death in Huatabampo (Sonora state, northwest Mexico), apparently executed by two gunmen who tried first to kidnap him.
Ruelas, 38, worked for regional dailies Diario del Yaqui in Huatabampo and El Regional de Sonora in Hermosillo. Local media said Ruelas Barraza, a general reporter, had received death threats.