Mexican Journalist Gunned Down in Violent State of Veracruz

Mexican Journalist Gunned Down in Violent State of Veracruz
A photograph of slain journalist Leobardo Vazquez hangs from a wire at his house in the municipality of Gutierrez Zamora, in Veracruz state, Mexico March 22, 2018. Reuters/Yahir Ceballos
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MEXICO CITY—A Mexican journalist was killed in the southeastern Mexican state of Veracruz, the government said on Thursday — the latest victim in a wave of violence in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for reporters.

Leobardo Vazquez, who worked for the newspaper Enlace, was shot dead Wednesday night in the municipality of Gutierrez Zamora at his home, where he also had sold tacos, state prosecutors said in a statement.