The execution of a Mexican journalist at his son’s Christmas pageant was overshadowed by the murder of a viral video star made famous by imitating the naro-lifestyle.
In Acayucan, Veracruz, a team of gunmen entered a school and shot veteran crime journalist Gumaro Perez Aguilando as he attended his son’s Christmas pageant. While the rising number of journalists being murdered in Mexico continues to draw attention from press freedom organizations like the International Press Institute; the most talked about murder in Mexico that day was of viral video star Juan Luis Lagunas, better known as “El Pirata de Culiacan”.
Lagunas was making an appearance at a in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, when a team of gunmen barged in and shot him at least 15 times. The murder of the viral video comedian comes days after a Facebook video surfaced where he insulted Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the current leader of Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). The apparent insult at the cartel boss appears to have led to the hit.
Unlike other celebrities in Mexico, Lagunas was not a scholar, musician, journalist or a professional actor. The man gained his fame by posting videos of himself chugging whiskey bottles, snorting large quantities of cocaine, photos with weapons, and other luxury items implying a connection with the narco-lifestyle.
