Mexican journalist shot dead in his car, motive unclear

Police investigators work at the crime scene where photojournalist Ismael Villagomez Tapia of the local newspaper El Heraldo de Juarez was shot dead by unknown assailants, according to local media, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - A Mexican photojournalist was killed in Ciudad Juarez in the early hours of Thursday while working as a ride-share driver, authorities and his employer said.

Ismael Villagomez, a photographer for newspaper El Heraldo de Juarez, was shot and killed in his vehicle in the notoriously violent border city around 1:30 a.m., according to local authorities.