International News Safety Institute

08 April 2005

Raul Gibb Guerrero

Incident

Raul Gibb Guerrero

Cause of death

Shooting

Details

On the evening of 8 April 2005, Raúl Gibb Guerrero was shot and killed by four unidentified gunmen as he drove home to Papantla in the eastern state of Veracruz. 

He had received anonymous death threats days before the attack.

Authorities believe Gibb Guerrero was murdered for writing articles about the Gulf Cartel, a powerful drug gang. He worked for La Opinion.

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