Two suspects have been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a 21-year-old peasant conservationist fighting illegal logging in woodlands outside of Mexico City, and Mexican police are searching for two other suspects. Brothers Silvestre Jacinto Medina, 20, and Fernando Jacinto Medina, 18, were arrested this month and are being held for trial in the May murder of Aldo Zamora, the Mexico State prosecutor’s office says. Prosecutors and witnesses say the two were among four gunmen who fired on Zamora and family members near their Tlahuica Indian community of San Juan Atzingo in Mexico State, about a two-hour drive southwest of Mexico City. Aldo Zamora was killed and his 16-year-old brother Misael injured in the attack, which environmental and... [Log in to read more]
