Incident Summary:

05/18/2017: Assailants abducted Salvador Adame from Nueva Italia, Michoacan, Mexico. Adame, a journalist and 6TV director, was killed and his body was discovered on June 14, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201705180045

When:
2017-05-18

Country:
Mexico

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Michoacan

City:
Nueva Italia

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Journalists & Media
Name of Entity 6TV
Specific Description Journalist: Salvador Adame Pardo
Nationality of Target Mexico
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Days of Kidnapping 27
Outcome Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt)
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) No
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Other Crime Type
Additional Information There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. Sources suspected that the attack may have been related to the victim's reporting on organized crime and corruption.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Remains found of kidnapped journalist Salvador Adame," Al Jazeera - English, June 26, 2017.
"Singapore: Kidnapped journalist found dead in Mexico," Channel NewsAsia Online, June 26, 2017.
"MEXICO: Authorities Must Act Urgently to Ensure Safety of Abducted Reporter," Targeted News Service, May 25, 2017.