Héctor Fernando Ramírez, better known as Reportero X (Reporter X) died on July 24, 2003 of a

heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which ma ...

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while being chased by a mob in what is referred to as ''

jueves negro ''Jueves negro'' (English: "Black Thursday") was a violent series of political demonstrations that created havoc in Guatemala City on 24 and 25 July 2003. In May 2003, the Guatemalan Republican Front (FRG) political party selected former military ...

'' (Black Thursday). He was 61 years old. He had started his career as a radio news reporter. When he died he was a reporter for the TV channel Noti-7, though he was also working for Radio Sonora. At 08:30 he arrived at an area where

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(FRG) supporters were rioting, and attacking another reporter, Juan Carlos Torres, who worked for ''El Periódico'' (The Newspaper). They had stolen Torres' photographic equipment and were spraying him with petrol when Ramírez and other reporters arrived, which allowed Torres to escape. The mob set on the reporters, and while they were running away Ramírez had a heart attack, which instantly killed him.

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Spanish article 25 July, ''Prensa Libre''
Year of birth missing 2003 deaths Guatemalan journalists Male journalists Terrorism deaths in Guatemala Journalists killed in Guatemala Protest-related deaths {{guatemala-journalist-stub