Mexican journalist shot to death in car in Acapulco -media


A general view of a Forensic Medical Service vehicle behind barricade tape at the crime scene, following the death of Mexican journalist Nelson Matus, in Acapulco, Mexico July 15, 2023 in this handout image. La Plaza Diario/Raul Sendic Garcia Estrada/Handout via REUTERS

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican journalist Nelson Matus was killed Saturday in the coastal resort city of Acapulco in the southwestern state of Guerrero, local media reported.

The director of local news site Lo Real de Guerrero, Matus was shot in his car in the parking lot of a store, Mexican newspaper El Universal reported.

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