Mexican journalist shot dead outside home in border city of Tijuana

Authorities work at the scene where Mexican photojournalist Margarito Martinez Esquivel was killed outside his home, in Tijuana, Mexico, January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican photojournalist died after being shot in the head outside his home in the northern border city of Tijuana, officials said on Monday.

Margarito Martinez, 49, worked for more than a decade in Tijuana for several national and international news outlets covering the gang crime and violence that has scarred the city, which sits on U.S.-Mexico border opposite San Diego.