Violence against journalists in Mexico has increased significantly so far this year. On the morning of Tuesday, June 29, journalist Antonio de la Cruz, a reporter for the newspaper El Expreso, was murdered in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, bringing the number of journalists who have been violently deprived of their lives to 12 so far in 2022.
The journalist with more than 15 years of experience at the newspaper Expreso was shot dead as he left his home, located on Puerta de la Luna Street, in the Puerta de Tamat subdivision, in Ciudad Victoria.
As it is the same media reported for whom Antonio worked, who specified that his daughter was also injured and is in serious condition in the hospital, while his wife was unharmed.