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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