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August 4, 2022

Mexican Journalist Killed, Bringing Total to 13 So Far This Year
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In Guanajuato, Mexico, journalist and businessman Ernesto Méndez was
shot and killed Tuesday night along with two other people after gunmen
stormed a liquor store he owned and opened fire. Méndez ran the online
news source "Your Voice" and had previously reported threats. He is the
13th media worker to be killed in Mexico this year alone.


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