2 journalists killed in Mexico; 10th and 11th of the year
By FERNANDA PESCE and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN
Associated Press
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican state prosecutors say two journalists have been shot to death in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. They are the 10th and 11th journalists killed in Mexico this year. The Veracruz State Prosecutor’s Office said via Twitter on Monday that it is investigating the killings of Yessenia Mollinedo Falconi and Sheila Johana GarcÃa Olivera. They were the director and a reporter, respectively, of the online news site El Veraz in Cosoleacaque. Veracruz State Prosecutor says the investigation would be exhaustive, including considering their journalism as a motive in their killing. The State Commission for Attention to and Protection of Journalists said the two women were killed outside a convenience store. Â
