Gunfire hits Oaxaca journalist’s restaurant
Original reporting: Publimetro México
What happened
Oaxaca prosecutors confirmed an attack on José Ignacio Santiago Martínez’s restaurant with no casualties reported. He linked it to a refused 50,000-peso extortion demand.
Reporting and context
Oaxaca prosecutors are investigating gunfire directed at a seafood restaurant owned by Zapotec journalist José Ignacio Santiago Martínez in Juchitán de Zaragoza on the morning of November 7. According to Publimetro México, Santiago said the attack followed his refusal to pay a 50,000-peso extortion demand.
The state prosecutor’s office confirmed the attack and said nobody was inside the establishment when the shots were fired. No casualties were reported. Investigators collected ballistic evidence, and the regional Isthmus prosecutor’s office and units specializing in crimes against freedom of expression opened inquiries to identify those responsible.
Santiago, the founder and director of Juchitán-based Pluma Digital Noticias, also owns the Rockaway seafood restaurant on the Juchitán–El Espinal road near Canal 33. Prosecutors placed the attacked property in the 19 de Marzo neighborhood along the Canal 33 road.
Publimetro México reported that Santiago described two people arriving on a motorcycle and firing at the restaurant’s facade. In a video shared on social media, he linked the shooting to earlier threats and his refusal to pay protection money. That account provides the alleged extortion connection; the report did not identify the attackers.
Santiago said he would continue reporting on insecurity despite the shooting and death threats. He asked President Claudia Sheinbaum and Governor Salomón Jara to intervene. The prosecutor’s office said it was also providing support to those affected.
Original report: Publimetro México