Mass Attack on Journalists in Mexico: Five Shot in One Day

The shootings, which occurred in the states of Michoacán and Guerrero, follow recent abductions of journalists in the region.

Five journalists were shot in Mexico in a single day, marking one of the largest mass attacks on reporters in the country in a decade.
The journalists, who worked for local newspapers or news sites, were shot in the states of Michoacán and Guerrero.
Four of the journalists were shot near a military barracks in Guerrero after returning from a crime scene they were covering.
The shootings follow recent abductions of journalists in the region, with three journalists abducted and held for days in Taxco, Guerrero state, before being released.
Guerrero and Michoacán have been the scene of deadly turf battles between around a dozen drug gangs and cartels.