Prize-winning environmental activist shot dead in Mexico
By Natalie Gallón, CNN
Updated 11:49 AM ET, Thu January 19, 2017
(CNN)An indigenous activist who protested against illegal logging in Mexico's Sierra Madre mountains has been killed, highlighting the dangers that Latin American environmentalists face.
Isidro Baldenegro López, 51, a leader of the Tarahumara people and fervent environmentalist -- was shot dead Sunday at his uncle's home in the town of Coloradas de la Virgen in the state of Chihuahua, according to Mexican state-run news agency Notimex.
He was shot at least six times by a gunman, who fled the scene along with the weapon, the Chihuahua prosecutor's office said.
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A number of environmental activists have been gone after from Mexico to Brazil; but I don't see the point if they are peaceful demonstrators. Have they actually blocked companies from moving in? They shot an Indian too, not just a Mexican in this case. Sad.
