29 June 2022
Mexican journalist shot dead in Ciudad Victoria
Shooting
On Wednesday, 29 June, unidentified attackers shot and killed Antonio de la Cruz near his home in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, according to news reports and a press conference by the Tamaulipas state prosecutor's office.
In that press conference, the prosecutor said that de la Cruz, a reporter for the newspaper Expreso, was shot multiple times while in a car with his daughter. De la Cruz died at the scene and his daughter, who was hit with a least one bullet, underwent emergency surgery.
"Mexico's wave of attacks against the press continues with the shocking killing of Antonio de la Cruz, the latest victim of the cycle of violence and impunity in the deadliest country for the press in the Western Hemisphere", said Jan-Albert Hootsen, CPJ's Mexico representative.
A friend and colleague at the newspaper, who spoke to CPJ on the condition of anonymity, said that de la Cruz covered the environment and agriculture for Expreso and did not report on crime, security, or politics. The colleague told CPJ that the staff of Expreso were unaware of any threats against the reporter's life or any recent threats against the newspaper. "It took us all by surprise," the colleague said, adding that de la Cruz was "good-natured, very reserved, and private."
Read the original article here: https://cpj.org/2022/06/mexican-journalist-antonio-de-la-cruz-shot-dead-in-ciudad-victoria/
