AP intern found dead in elevator shaft in Mexico City

He was 22. "Circumstances being investigated."

http://hosted2.ap.org/txdam/633c954da7d9434f9de7ed15f38075aa/Article_2012-07-01-Mexico-Obit-Montano/id-c25f96125dc64f998d5b3c443da14abd

 

This is awful.

Being from Colorado Springs, I hope his family didn't lose their house this week, also.

 

This is terrible. My condolences to his family, and like dpfunk said Colorado Springs has been a hot spot this week too (no pun intended, please!) so I hope everything is all right on the property and home front.

 

Damn, that's awful.

 

Horrible news.

 

Agreed, this is terrible. Looked like this kid had a bright future too.
I wonder if this kid had worked on any stories involving the cartels. They have a habit of killing journalists who report "negatively" about their actions (if you want to call it that).

 

That was my first thought too, but it was my understanding the cartels were operating mostly in the north, in cities near the US border. If they are going after journalists as far south as Mexico City they are expanding their reach.

 

Other reports online say he was choked to death.

 

They aren't expanding their reach. They're already there.

Mexico City has never been immune to organized crime.

Reading his obit, maybe his death had something to do with this:



During his time in the bureau, Montano covered stories including ... the shooting of three federal policemen at the Mexico City airport.