Mexican radio journalist fatally shot in Veracruz state

At least a 141 journalists have been murdered in Mexico since 2000, according to monitoring group Article 19.

A Mexican radio journalist has been fatally shot in the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz. Jacinto Romero Flores was gunned down in the community of Potrerillo, in the township of Ixtaczoquitlan, on Thursday, Hugo Gutierrez Maldonado, the head of Veracruz state security agency, said on Twitter. Gutierrez said state police were carrying out an operation in the area following the killing.