1 | Mexico City mayor says all investigation lines open in Ruben Espinosa murder case as team heads for Veracruz state. |
2 | Mexico City investigators will travel to the Gulf coast state of Veracruz to question its governor about the killing of a photojournalist, according to the mayor of the Mexican capital. |
3 | Miguel Angel Mancera said on Monday all lines of investigation remain open in the case, including possible political motives, and the investigative team will go to Veracruz on Tuesday. |
4 | Javier Duarte, Veracruz governor, has told local media that he has no knowledge of the incident, which occurred on July 31 in a Mexico City apartment where four women were also slain. |
5 | Ruben Espinosa, the photojournalist, had fled Veracruz recently, saying he feared for his safety due to his work covering protests. |
6 | Espinosa was tied up, tortured and shot in the head at an apartment in Mexico City. |
7 | Gang control over Mexico's media is at an all-time high, with many local reporters being bribed, coerced or killed. |