Local Radio Host Murdered Amid Ongoing Drug Cartel Violence in Michoacán, Mexico
Uruapan, Mexico — A widely respected radio journalist was fatally shot in western Mexico on Tuesday, authorities confirmed, highlighting once again the pervasive dangers faced by media professionals in the region. Mauricio Cruz Solis, who was a prominent voice on Uruapan’s La Poderosa radio station and contributed to the Minuto x Minuto news outlet, was attacked in the city center of Uruapan, a city in the violence-plagued state of Michoacán. An additional individual sustained injuries …