Mural honors slain Tijuana journalists and reiterates call for justice four years later

Four years have passed since Tijuana journalists Margarito Martínez and Lourdes Maldonado were killed in separate shootings outside their homes. Since then, their peers have not given up calling for justice.

To honor their late colleagues and highlight their work in Baja California, a group of journalists raised money to commission a mural in a busy area of Tijuana. They hope the mural, which is passed daily by thousands of people, will help keep their peers’ memory alive.

“(This mural) is from journalists to the authorities and the public,” said Tijuana journalist Sonia de Anda, a member of the #YoSíSoyPeriodista collective. “Don’t forget these faces.”

The mural by Tijuana artist Gerardo Orozco, better known as Mode Orozco, shows Martínez, a photojournalist known for covering the police beat, holding his camera, and veteran reporter Maldonado, who worked for years in local television.

Martínez, 49, was shot and killed outside his home while on his way to work on Jan. 17, 2022. Two men were sentenced to 25 years in prison for their roles in this case. A third defendant, whom prosecutors said ordered the killing at someone else’s behest, is Read Entire Article