Mexico > Police protection cannot save an honest man from murder in Narco State Mexico

 

Gunmen kill Mexican crime reporter

despite his police protection

By Allen Cone

Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Gunmen in Mexico shot and killed a crime reporter in the central state of Guanajuato on Sunday.

Alejandro Martínez Noguez died in Celaya after suffering the attack while in his car. He survived a similar attack on his life in 2022, the BBC reported.

At the time of his slaying, he was under police protection by two officers who ineffectively returned fire at the assailants.

Martinez went by the nickname "El Hijo del Llanero Solitito," which is "The Son of the Lone Ranger" in English.

He died in a hospital from his bullet wounds.

The journalist, who was in his 50s, ran a popular news outlet on Facebook, which has about 344,000 followers.