Death Alberto López Bello

trinidad de viguera south of oaxaca, mexico. both cities shown relative capital mexico city.

in morning hours before found dead, alberto lópez bello , man seen @ bar on morelos street in cielito lindo, historic center of oaxaca, talking group of 4 men, , fight ensued after had spoken. interaction picked surveillance cameras. using evidence, investigators able identify 4 men later.

the bodies of journalist alberto lópez bello , police intelligence officer arturo alejandro franco rojas discovered around 7:00 a.m., wednesday, 17 july 2013 on sabino street in area of los humedales (or la humedad) in city of trinidad de viguera south of oaxaca. officer later identified informant of commissioner of security public , municipal transit. 2 men shot, beaten , stoned death sometime after lópez left work 16 july , next morning.

lópez had written drug trade before murder. state police reported had briefly detained lópez , professional colleague may 18 after discovering them taking photographs of message on blanket left drug cartel released them after checking press credentials. according inter american press association , reporters without borders, lópez had been threat before. many press freedom organizations suspected lópez s murder related drug cartel violence, however, experts on drug violence said cartels typically leave sign or message near bodies , not case in double murder. in investigations authorities said did not know of connection between policeman , journalist.