mexico city bullet-riddled body news photographer find central mexico friday state officials put 2017 track become deadly year yet journalists notoriously violent country edgar daniel esqueda 23 work metropoli san luis vox populi slp state san luis potosi find state capital least three bullet wound back neck authorities say news outlets esqueda work report report abduction home gunmen thursday morning san luis potosi governor manuel carreras tell press conference investigation underway say whether esqueda murder link work journalist esqueda kill 2017 could become bloody year yet reporters mexico accord press freedom journalists advocacy group articulo 19. photo journalist 11th reporter kill far year group say match total 2016 high number record country tear runaway level criminal drug-related bloodletting past 17 years 111 journalists kill mexico 38 current government president enrique pena nieto reporters without border committee protection journalists cpj rank mexico among deadly countries world reporters activists repeatedly criticize mexican prosecutors fail fully investigate many journalists murder allow killers operate impunity mexico human right commission ask state authorities provide protection esqueda family members home photographer take force accord articulo 19. witness speak group say esqueda ask kidnappers identity break home asleep wife respond police officer state police force say via twitter police action reporter capital criminals sometimes connect state actors know get away kill journalists mexico chronic impunity crimes change violence continue alexandra ellerbeck cpj program coordinator north america say statement esqueda report threats months ago government-run human right group san luis potosi one colleagues tell reuters photographer kill mexico journalist death toll near record