Officials: National Geographic journalist shot while interviewing drug dealer in Juárez
An American journalist with National Geographic was discharged from a Mexican hospital Saturday after being shot in the leg while interviewing a purported drug dealer in Juárez, a Chihuahua state official said.
Jorge Nava, attorney general for the northern part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, said in a video message the journalist appears to have been caught in an ambush Friday evening that resulted in a shootout. A purported drug dealer died on site, while another died in a hospital.-- More...
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