Mexican Journalist Miguel Angel Lopez Velasco and His Family Murdered in Their Beds*

The LA TimesDaniel Hernandez Tracy Wilkinson has the awful story of Mexican journalist Miguel Angel Lopez Velasco, who was shot to death while he slept last night in his Veracruz home. His wife and son were murdered alongside him.

From Wilkinson:

Lopez Velasco, 55, wrote a regular column for the newspaper Notiver, one of the largest in Veracruz state, and served as a top editor. His columns frequently highlighted government corruption or detailed matters involving drug trafficking and other crimes and violence.

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