José Luis Ortega Mata

Year: 2001

Nationality: Mexico

Killed by: Criminal Group

Location: Ojinaga, Mexico

Press organization: Semanario de Ojinaga

What's José Luis Ortega Mata's story?

Ortega Mata, 37, was the editor of the weekly Semanario de Ojinaga, based in Ojinaga, Chihuahua State. He was shot twice in the head at close range with a .22-caliber firearm on the evening of February 19, according to local press reports.

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