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Reporter shot while reporting at crime scene in Mexico

"A reporter from Irapuato was shot while covering a police incident in the Municipio Libre neighborhood.

The incident occurred after midnight on Wednesday [Nov. 19]. The independent journalist was heading home after covering the event when the assailant began shooting at him while he was on his motorcycle.[...]

Witnesses to the incident said the reporter had gone to broadcast live the event where a man was murdered in the Municipio Libre neighborhood, and although he remained within the limits established by the authorities, a person followed him as he left the crime scene.

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Mario Castillo was the victim of this shooting, which was seen as retaliation for his work as an independent journalist. He said that the assailant had already threatened him at the scene, telling him to stop recording. It was then that he realized the man was armed, so he decided to gather his belongings and leave."

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