men on foot or on motorcycles outside of the OXXO with 9 mm caliber firearm and killed around 4 p.m. His body was found on a park bench across the street from the OXXO about a quarter of a mile from the protest. The killers also shot and wounded two people around Ramos. Raúl Cano López, who was the brother of an owner of another regional newspaper Punto Crítico, was also shot in the attack but died in the ambulance en route to the hospital. Cano happened to be on the bench at the bus stop at the time. The other person, who was unidentified in reports, was also at the bus stop and wounded in the attack. The wounded were taken to the Macedonio Benitez Fuentes special hospital. No suspects have been charged with the murder but the investigation is ongoing. Context President Enrique Peña Nieto's government had recently charged two union leaders with embezzlement and was attempting to change the evaluation of teachers, while at the state level in Oaxaca over 4,000 teachers were on lay off. The protest was organized by the CNTE teachers union in response. The battle over education reform in this southern state in Mexico has been ongoing for almost 10 years in Oaxaca and previous demonstrations had also led to violence. Reactions Aurelio Nuño, Mexico's Secretary of Education, held a meeting after the shooting. He said future meetings will resolve around peace and nothing else. Irina Bokova, director-general of UNESCO said, "I condemn the killing of Elidio Ramos Zárate. Serving as the eyes and ears of society, journalists must be able to carry out their important work without fearing for their lives. It is therefore important that those responsible for this crime be brought to justice." A spokesperson from Reporters Without Borders said, "We urge the authorities to conduct exhaustive investigations into these fatal shootings and under no circumstances to rule out the possibility that they were linked to the victims' work as a journalists." Ivonne Flores, a reporter for El Sur, complained about the working conditions in the state of Oaxaca and stated that reporters are unable to do their work and cover material as it should be covered because of the dangers that come with their career. See also List of journalists and media workers killed in Mexico 2006 Oaxaca protests References Year of birth missing 2016 deaths Deaths by firearm