The journalist and professor Josué Martínez Contreras, 39 years old, was murdered this Thursday in the community of San Lucas Atoyatenco, San Martín Texmelucan, in Puebla.
In the morning, emergency services received an anonymous distress call on Leona Vicario Street in the aforementioned town, reporting gunfire on the public thoroughfare.
Following this, police elements as well as emergency services arrived; however, Civil Protection paramedics determined that it was a male who already lacked vital signs, after suffering gunshot wounds to the abdomen, with evidence found that the attackers fired their weapons at least six times before fleeing on a motorcycle.
The victim was identified as Josué Martínez Contreras, who practiced digital journalism through Facebook pages: “Noticias San Martín Texmelucan” and the profile “Josué Mac – El Jaguar”, from where he covered regional events, an activity he alternated with his profession as a teacher and his recent law degree.
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The State Attorney General’s Office carried out the removal of the body and initiated the corresponding investigations, for which testimonies were taken from the settlers, who claimed that the individual had received threats from the auxiliary mayor, Eder Montalvo, since the beginning of this year.
Death of journalist Alex Serna confirmed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero
Manuel Alejandro Mora Serna, known on social media as Alex Serna, was identified deceased by his relatives at the Forensic Medical Service (Semefo), after remaining unidentified for several days.
Hours before the confirmation, the Guerrero State Search Commission had issued a notice requesting the public’s help in locating him, as he had been missing since last June 20.
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Alex Serna, originally from Zihuatanejo, had a digital community of approximately 24,000 followers on Facebook, a platform where he shared broadcasts and videos related to environmental issues, as well as reports on various social problems in the Costa Grande region.
