Journalist killed by gunmen in Mexican state of Veracruz

Relatives of reporter Candido Rios, gunned down by unknown assailants, mourn during his wake at his home in Hueyapan de Ocampo, in Veracruz state, Mexico, August 23, 2017.

Gunmen shot dead a reporter in the violent Mexican state of Veracruz on Tuesday, authorities said, bringing to at least nine the number of journalists killed in the country this year.

Reporter Candido Rios and two other men died after being shot by the unknown assailants in the municipality of Hueyapan in the south of Veracruz, local police said in a statement.