International News Safety Institute

19 December 2009

Alberto Velazquez Lopez

Incident

Alberto Velazquez Lopez

Cause of death

Shooting

Details

Alberto Velazquez Lopez, 42, was killed by two men who drove alongside his moving car and shot him at close range.

The journalist, from the east Mexican town of Tulum, worked for local newspaper Expresiones de Tulum, which has been the target of threats before. The newspaper's offices were attacked with homemade bombs in November.

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