Columnist Luis Enrique Ramírez Becomes 9th Mexican Journalist Killed This Year
thewrap.comninth journalist killed in the country this year.The cause of death was cited as a “traumatic brain injury” as a result of repeated concussive blows.
He also had a gunshot wound in his right leg, as well as shrapnel injuries. Ramírez’s body was found wrapped in black plastic, according to CBS News.According to Espejo, the decorated reporter — who received the Pablo de Villavicencio Award from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Sinaloa Cultural Festival’s journalism award and CREA’s José Pagés Llergo National Youth Journalism Award — was found dead on the side of the highway near the southern part of Sinaloa’s capital, Culiacán, where he was born.
He had disappeared from his home, in the Los Pinos neighborhood of the city, prior to his death.Ramírez began practicing journalism in 1980, following his studies in the Social Communication School of Sinaloa.
He had bylines in local newspapers, such as El Debate and Noroeste. He later founded the independent website Fuentes Fidedignas, which translates to Reliable Sources.
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