{"id":1961432,"date":"2023-06-30T12:51:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T16:51:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-06-30T12:52:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T16:52:04","slug":"american-phd-student-murdered-in-mexico-while-studying-sonoran-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-phd-student-murdered-in-mexico-while-studying-sonoran-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"American PhD student killed in Mexico while studying Sonoran plants."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-phd-student-murdered-in-mexico-while-studying-sonoran-plant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1961432&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>American PhD Student Murdered in Mexico While Studying Sonoran Plant<\/h2>\n<p>A University of California, Berkeley doctoral student went to Mexico for research and was tragically killed in a state near the U.S. border, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/california-scholar-killed-mexico-7c1509d5639f9dcadef132a46c379b60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While studying a native plant in the region, Gabriel Trujillo, 31, was shot seven times, his father, Anthony Trujillo, told the AP.<\/p>\n<p>Trujillo drove from Arizona across the border into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/referee-forced-end-game-early-dominant-us-performance-triggers-nasty-behavior-mexico-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexican<\/a> state of Sonora on June 17.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities found his body June 22 in his SUV roughly 60 miles from his Airbnb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvidently he was in the wrong place,\u201d Anthony Trujillo told the AP on Thursday as he left the county with his son\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/human-remains-discovered-wilderness-area-near-actor-went-missing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remains<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The details relating to the cause of Trujillo\u2019s death are still unknown, according to the report.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A California scholar\u2019s research into a flowering shrub took him to Mexico and a violent death. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OjJJe8Fc6n\">https:\/\/t.co\/OjJJe8Fc6n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1674779945409843203?\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trujillo\u2019s fianc\u00e9e, Roxanne Cruz-de Hoyos, hadn\u2019t heard from Trujillo after speaking with him during the initial days of his trip. She flew down to the area when she lost contact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGabe was a passionate ecologist, field biologist, and advocate for diverse voices in science,\u201d the university\u2019s Department of Integrative Biology wrote in an email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all face a world that is less bright for this loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Such a tragic loss of an amazing and inspiring person. Gabe was an undergrad in my lab many years ago and was a graduate student at Berkeley. Please contribute if you can.<\/p>\n<p>Fundraiser by Roxy Cruz : Gabriel Trujillo\u2019s Funeral &#038; Celebration of Life <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TG7GM955uj\">https:\/\/t.co\/TG7GM955uj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Corrie Moreau (@CorrieMoreau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CorrieMoreau\/status\/1674434959526748160?\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/state-department-issues-strongest-not-travel-warning-ahead-spring-break\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Department<\/a> warns Americans against traveling to Sonora \u201cdue to crime and kidnapping.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSonora is a key location used by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-phd-student-murdered-in-mexico-while-studying-sonoran-plant\/\" title=\"American PhD student killed in Mexico while studying Sonoran plants.\">international drug trade<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-accuses-uk-of-running-a-quasi-modern-slavery-economy-for-illegal-migrants\/\" title=\"France Accuses UK of Running a \u2018Quasi-Modern Slavery\u2019 Economy for Illegal Migrants\">human trafficking networks<\/a>,\u201d the State Department says in a <a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/traveladvisories\/traveladvisories\/mexico-travel-advisory.html#Sonora%20state\">travel advisory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cViolent crime is widespread,\u201d it says. \u201cU.S. citizens and LPRs [legal permanent residents] have been victims of kidnapping.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/american-phd-student-murdered-mexico-studying-sonoran-plant\/\">American PhD Student Murdered in Mexico While Studying Sonoran Plant<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A UC Berkeley student researching in Mexico was fatally shot near the US border. Gabriel Trujillo, 31, was studying a local plant when he was shot seven times. 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