Murdered celebrated Mexican photojournalist showed ‘signs of torture'
A prominent Mexican news photographer was among five people found dead in a middle-class neighborhood of the capital on Friday, the city's prosecutor told reporters at a Sunday press conference.
Ruben Espinosa, who a month ago claimed in interviews that he felt threatened by the governor of eastern Veracruz state, was the lone male among five victims that police discovered bound, beaten and shot in the head in the capital's Narvarte neighborhood.
The murders prompted hundreds of photographers, other journalists and activists to gather at the capital's Angel of Independence monument, many holding signs or cut-out photos of Espinosa with cameras slung over their shoulders.
One sign said "Violence is the language of the state," another called for Veracruz Gov. Javier Duarte to resign.
