A journalist in Cancun, Mexico, survived a shooting attack after five gunmen attempted to kidnap him.
Following previous attacks, Cruz had been placed in a government system that provides security measures for journalists and human rights activists. In his case, he had bodyguards who tried to get him out of danger and drive away. However, according to, the gunmen blocked their escape and got out of their vehicle pointing weapons and ordering the journalist and his security detail out of the vehicle. The security detail exchanged gunfire with the attackers.
The attack against Cruz comes just months after unknown gunmen torched a delivery vehicle in Cozumel. According tothe gunmen left a threatening message at the scene of the firebombing claiming that the attack was for criticism of the work of the Quintana Roo Attorney General’s Office. Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on
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