Mexican journalist Francisco Leyva was shot dead on Wednesday while eating at a street food stall in the southern state of Oaxaca. The state’s Attorney General’s Office confirmed the death, which occurred following the journalist's career of reporting on local corruption.
This incident marks at least the fourth killing of a journalist in Mexico since June. The recurring violence against members of the press highlights a persistent pattern of danger for those working in the country to expose corruption.
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