e Veracruz State Attorney General's Office confirmed that prosecutors, forensic experts and investigative police officers were looking for the journalist. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said that both federal and state authorities are handling the case.

According to RSF, Guzman's partner, Carlos Fernández Escalante, was shot dead in 2017.

Mexico had its deadliest year for journalists in 2022, with 13 killings, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Article 19.

A 2024 report report by the CPJ and Amnesty International showed that Mexico fails in its efforts to provide state-sanctioned protection to members of the press.  Impunity is the norm in crimes against the press,  the groups said.