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Cops captured in western Mexico a man accused of having shot at the journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva, who was unharmed in the attack, reported this Thursday the mayor’s office of Mexico City
“The alleged person responsible for shooting against Ciro Gómez Leyva was arrested in Michoacán”the mayor of the capital wrote on Twitter, Claudia Sheinbaum.
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There are twelve detainees after the capture of another eleven men accused of being related to the crime was reported on Wednesday attack against the well-known Mexican journalist, who directs one of the most listened to radio newscasts.
Sheinbaum explained that the man arrested is “the person who was co-pilot on the motorcycle the day of the attack.”
The Police of the capital also reported that in the neighboring Mexico state A van that was used in the attack was located and confiscated.
Gómez Leyva denounced on the night of December 15 that two people on a motorcycle shot at him in the streets of the capital with the intention of assassinating him.
He explained that the armor of his truck saved him and shared on Twitter images of the bullet impacts on the windshield, in one of the windows and in the body of his vehicle.
the driver of Formula Groupalso known for his criticism of the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is a frequent target of the president’s taunts during his usual morning conference.
The journalist has indicated that he had not received threats prior to the attack.
The attack against Gomez Leyva occurred during one of the deadliest years for reporters in Mexicowith 13 of them killed in 2022, according to government data.
The country is considered one of the most dangerous in the world to practice the profession, according to the organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Since the year 2000, more than 150 journalists have been assassinated in Mexico, according to an RSF count. These crimes, for the most part, remain unpunished.
Source: Elcomercio
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