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 Ischemia, blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle. The most common symptom ...

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

jueves negro Black Thursday () was a series of violent political demonstrations in Guatemala City, Guatemala during the 2003 Guatemalan general election. Armed supporters of the Guatemalan Republican Front and former President Efraín Ríos Montt rioted in p ...

'' (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''
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