Mexican Journalist Eduardo Flores Found Dead in Acapulco; State Prosecutors Open Murder Investigation
Mexican authorities said on Sunday they have launched a murder investigation into the death of journalist Eduardo Flores, who covered security, social issues and missing persons for the outlet Enfoque Informativo in the Pacific coastal city of Acapulco, according to Reuters. His body was found on Saturday night on the outskirts of Acapulco, a resort city in the southern state of Guerrero, his employer said.
In a statement, Enfoque Informativo said the attack not only took the life of a colleague, friend and valuable human being but also constituted a direct attack on freedom of expression. "They will not silence us. We will continue to report with the same determination and professional ethics that characterized the work of Eduardo Flores Salado," the outlet said, calling on state prosecutors to run a thorough and transparent investigation. Guerrero's state prosecutors' office has not yet said how Flores was killed or confirmed any arrests.
Mexico consistently ranks among the deadliest countries for reporters. London-based advocacy group Article 19 has documented 181 such killings since 2000, many concentrated in states with a strong presence of organized crime groups, including six in the first seven months of 2026. The murders are rarely solved, and last year Reporters Without Borders ranked Mexico as the second-most dangerous place to work for journalists after Gaza.
Flores' death follows that of Roxana Guzman, who directed the Veracruz crime news outlet Pulso Informativo del Sureste. A video she recorded of masked men breaking down her front door before her abduction on June 2 was widely shared on social media, and her remains were found a month later.
(Source: Reuters)
Source: Reuters
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Photo: 图：墨西哥格雷罗州Acapulco海湾与海滩酒店区。Microstar摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，Wikimedia Commons。/ Image: Acapulco Bay and the beachfront hotel zone in Guerrero, Mexico. Photo by Microstar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
