Environmental activist Eugui Roy Martínez was murdered in Oaxaca

Eugui Roy Martínez Pérez

was murdered in San Agustín Loxicha, in Oaxaca , on May 7.

Eugui

was a member of the Organization for Environmental Protection in Oaxaca .

Eugenie Roy Martinez was 21 years old and was studying biology at the Instituto Tecnológico del Valle de Oaxaca (Technological Institute of the Valley of Oaxaca.) The activist also spent his time in the preservation of reptiles and amphibians .

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According to his family, Eugui was shot dead in a ranch in San Agustín Loxicha . Rosalinda Martínez, his sister, explained: “My brother decided to spend that quarantine in the ranch, collecting insects , studying, writing for a magazine, looking after a few deers , besides creating content for his blog ; nevertheless, on the morning of May 7, the neighbors found him on the floor, covered in blood, dead.” She added that she hopes the crime doesn’t go unpunished .

The victim’s family and fellow activists have demanded justice and asked Governor Alejandro Murat and Attorney Rubén Vasconcelos to investigate the case.

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