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August 24, 2022

Mexican Reporter Fredid Román Shot Dead, 15th Journalist Killed This Year in Mexico
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In Mexico, journalist and columnist Fredid Román was shot dead in the
state of Guerrero Monday. He's the 15th journalist killed in Mexico so
far in 2022. Román was reportedly gunned down by unknown attackers on a
motorcycle in the city of Chilpancingo. Before his murder, Román had
published a column discussing the alleged involvement of local
politicians in the 2014 disappearance of the 43 students from Ayotzinapa
and a new report by Mexico's truth commission calling the disappearances
a "state crime."


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