Javier Valdez Cárdenas

Javier Valdez Cárdenas (April 14, 1967 – May 15, 2017) was a Mexican journalist and founder of "Ríodoce", a newspaper based in Sinaloa. He received several international awards for his writings on drug trafficking and organized crime in the Mexican Drug War.
Death.
On May 15, 2017, Valdez Cárdenas was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen around noon, blocks away from the "Ríodoce" offices in Culiacán, Sinaloa. He was 50 years old.