Luis Mario García Rodríguez
Year: 1998
Nationality: Mexico
Killed by: Military Officials
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Press organization: La Tarde
What's Luis Mario García Rodríguez's story?
García, a reporter for the Mexico City daily newspaper La Tarde, was murdered in the Colonia Guerrero neighborhood by several assailants who ambushed him and shot him in the head five times. García had reported extensively on corruption in the national Attorney General’s Office and among the Federal Judicial Police. In a series of articles published in late 1997, García reported that members of the Federal Judicial Police were collaborating with the Arellano Félix brothers, who run the Tijuana drug cartel.
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