Communicator Mauricio Cruz Solís was shot dead this Tuesday evening in the Municipality of Uruapan, in Michoacán, local authorities confirmed.
Cruz Solís, who works for the digital media “MinutoxMinuto”, was attacked shortly after he gave an interview with Morenoist Mayor Carlos Manzo Rodríguez.
Cruz Solís's interview was to learn more about the fire that recently occurred at the Tariácuri market. After that, at around 22.00, the communicator was attacked near the House of Culture.
“#ProsecutorMich initiated an Investigation Folder in connection with the incident in which journalist Mauricio Cruz Solís lost his life, following an assault with firearms that occurred this evening, in the Central region of #Uruapan; a second person was injured,” the ministry agency reported.
The state government, led by Morenois Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, also supported deliberate killings. “The government of Michoacán condemns the murder of communicator Mauricio Solís that occurred this Tuesday evening in Uruapan. “A coordinated operation has been carried out between various institutions to find the aggressors and bring them to the relevant authorities,” said Carlos Torres Piña, Minister of Foreign Affairs. government.