According to reports, the crime occurred around 7:00 p.m. in the center of Acapulco, at outskirts of a pharmacy.
The media identified the victim as José Carlos González Herrera, known as “The Fénix Guerrero”, who was administrator of the “Fénix Citizen Opinion” page, with 142 thousand followers on Facebookand was shot in his vehicle.
According to the first versions, several armed subjects intercepted their vehicle and opened fire against them. Despite the prompt arrival of emergency services, alerted by a call for help, the 39 -year -old man died in the place because of the shots.
Agents from the National Guard, State Police and Ministerial Police arrived at the place, who guarded the scene, while agents of expert services of the Attorney General of the State of Guerrero began the first investigations. Subsequently, The body was transferred to the Forensic Medical Service.
González Herrera already He had been a victim of a shot attack on June 15, 2024after carrying out a live broadcast on a fire in the Central Market of Acapulco.
Mexico is considered one of the most dangerous countries to exercise journalism, with More than 150 communicators killed since 1994according to the Organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Many of the victims of these attacks they worked in ravaged areas For organized crime and published their contents in small media or social networks, usually under conditions of job precariousness.
On May 14, authorities reported that they investigate as femicide the murder of influencer Valeria Márquez, in Jalisco, during a live broadcast.
The Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office reported in a statement that, according to the first lines of investigation, the influencer was within an aesthetic In Zapopan when a man entered the establishment and shot him with a firearm.
Márquez, 23, was a Popular model and content creator With more than 90 thousand followers on Tiktok.
The influencer was doing a live broadcast when He received multiple shots And it faded, as observed in videos disseminated in social networks.