Gunmen kill Mexican reporter in front of colleagues

Reuters ^ | Sep 24, 2009 | Julian Cardona and Chris Wilson

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - Suspected drug hitmen burst into a Mexican radio station and shot dead a journalist in front of his colleagues in the latest brazen attack on the media, authorities and a Mexican newspaper said on Thursday.

Gunmen shot Norberto Miranda, 44, several times in the rural town of Nuevo Casas Grandes in Chihuahua state near the U.S. border on Wednesday night.

"His body was found full of bullets in the radio's offices," said a spokesman for the Chihuahua attorney general's office, Vladimir Tuexi, who declined to give more details.

The newspaper El Diario said Miranda, who was well-known locally, had recently reported on growing drug violence in the remote area of Chihuahua state, which cartels use to run narcotics into Texas.

He was shot in front of his co-workers and the gunmen escaped, El Diario said on its website.

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Mexico is one of the world's most dangerous countries for the news media.

[pissant]

Our third world hellhole neighbor

[Buck W.]

“Gunmen kill Mexican reporter in front of colleagues”

Whose colleagues? The reporter’s or the gunmen’s?

[OrangeHoof]

“Miranda did not return our phone calls requesting comment.”

[Candor7]

Gunmen shot Norberto Miranda, 44, several times in the rural town of Nuevo Casas Grandes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Why didn't they shoot him in the head several times instead of in the town several times? I hate it when people get shot several times in the town.

MSM grammar is sadly lacking.

MSM reporters are next. Stay away from Mejico compadres!

[Candor7]

Did the give the Miranda Rights Warning?

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Both.

[smedley64]

Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann should immediately fly to Mexico to report live on this important story.

[SwinneySwitch]

Ping!

If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.

[stephenjohnbanker]

I lived in California 30 years, and went to Mexico zero times.

[pissant]

Used to be a nice place to visit. Some areas still are. But it is spiraling completely out of control

[OrangeHoof]

Did they give the Miranda Rights Warning?

"You have the right to remain silent."? Yes, I think they did.

[Candor7]

Well obviously he had the right to remain silent, and did so. What a guy! Silent even after getting shot several times in the town!!!!

[coloradomomba]

lol

[Gorzaloon]

Mexico is one of the world's most dangerous countries for the news media.

Too bad this isn't.

[Feckless]

I wonder if they have the addresses of ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN?????????

[TigersEye]

I wonder if they have the addresses of ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN?????????

They don't report anything meaningful so they're safe.

[tom paine 2]

Oro or Plomb