Mexico is among the most dangerous places in the world for journalists to carry out their jobs, with 167 killed or disappeared since 2000. The figure increased this week after Mauricio Cruz Solis was shot dead on Tuesday in the city of Uruapan, Michoacan.
Solis, who was a host on a local radio station known as "La Poderosa Uruapan" was killed during the attack while one other person was wounded, the local prosecutor's office said. He had just finished interviewing Mayor Carlos Manzo after what has been described as a "mysterious fire" that engulfed a local market. Local media outlet Blog del Narco Mexico said he was "executed by cowardly hitmen" who then ran away.
