Overview
- Merino Ruiz, director of OM Noticias, was shot on March 16 in Pinotepa Nacional and remains hospitalized in serious condition.
- Preliminary reports indicate he was attacked at close range after leaving a gym with his wife, sustaining a wound to the cheek.
- The Oaxaca state prosecutor’s office opened an investigative file and is conducting forensic and ballistic analyses.
- Security forces carried out operations in the area to locate the assailant, but no detentions have been reported.
- Governor Salomón Jara condemned the attack and the state announced protective measures for the journalist and his family, as press organizations demand a transparent probe.