14 May 2025 | CPJ
Local Acapulco journalist shot dead after leaving studio interview
Shooting
José Carlos González Herrera, 39, was ambushed and shot dead by unidentified men around 6 p.m. on May 14, 2025, in Acapulco’s city center, in the southern state of Guerrero, according to news reports. He died at the scene as his attackers fled. González was leaving a studio interview when he was attacked.
González used Facebook as his news site’s platform, where he frequently published short articles, videos and photos on local politics, crime, security, sports, culture, and social protests to his over 143,000 followers. González also posted commentary videos, in which he donned a lucha libre (Mexican wrestling) mask under the pseudonym “Ave Fénix,” without his name or a byline.
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