KGUN9 On Your Side, Tucson News, Weather & SportsOpen season on reporters in Mexico
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - A crime reporter has been shot to
death in the Mexican border city of Juarez, reigniting attacks on
journalists as drug violence increases.
El Diario's Armando Rodriguez had covered crime for 10 years in
Juarez. He was shot several times early Thursday as he sat in his
car in front of his house. Police say they have no suspects or
motive.
Mexico has become one of the world's most dangerous countries
for journalists. Drug gangs routinely target reporters whose
stories provide details of their activities.
Many reporters refuse to put their byline on stories, and some
newspapers have stopped covering drug violence altogether.
Juarez is across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.
