Juan Carlos Muñiz Explained

Juan Carlos Muñiz
Birth Date:	1984
Death Place:	Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
Death Cause:	Gunshot wounds
Occupation:	Journalist
Organization:	Testigo Minero

Juan Carlos Muñiz (1984 – 4 March 2022) was a Mexican journalist who covered crimes for the website Testigo Minero. He was the seventh journalist to be murdered in Mexico in 2022.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Muñiz studied journalism at the Autonomous University of Fresnillo. He was a crime writer and Muñiz was shot and killed while riding home from work in a taxi for reporting on a recent crime in the city of Fresnillo. His death shocked the state of Zacatecas, and mobilized people to protest his death.^{[3] [4]}

The killing of Juan Carlos Muñiz^[5] was condemned by the Director-General of the UNESCO Audrey Azoulay in a press-release published on 14 March 2022.^[6] According to global monitoring on the safety of journalists by the Observatory of Killed journalist, Muñiz is the 6th  media professional killed in Ukraine in 2022.^[7]

See also

• Mexican Drug War
• List of journalists killed in Mexico

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reporter killed in Mexico to become seventh journalist killing this year. 2022-03-05. City. Associated Press in Mexico. 2022-03-04. the Guardian. en.
2. Web site: Asesinan en México al periodista Juan Carlos Muñiz en el estado de Zacatecas. 2022-03-05. 2022-03-05. Europa Press.
3. Web site: Asesinan a periodista Juan Carlos Muñiz en Zacatecas. 2022-03-05. Aristegui Noticias.
4. Web site: Asesinan a Juan Carlos Muñiz, reportero de Testigo Minero, en Fresnillo, Zacatecas. 2022-03-05. 2022-03-04. El Universal. es.
5. Web site: 9 March 2022 . Mexican journalist Juan Carlos Muñiz shot dead in Zacatecas . 18 June 2023 . Committee to Protect Journalists.
6. Web site: 14 March 2022 . Director-General condemns killing of Mexican journalist, Juan Carlos Muñiz . 18 June 2023 . UNESCO.
7. Web site: Observatory of Killed Journalists . 18 June 2023 . UNESCO.