Gay journalist Armando Montano, 22, an Associated Press intern, found dead in Mexico City

BY ANITA SNOW, ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEXICO CITY -- Armando Montano, an aspiring journalist who was working this summer as a news intern for The Associated Press in the Mexican capital, was found dead early Saturday. He was 22 years old.

Montano's body was found in the elevator shaft of an apartment building near where he was living in the capital's Condesa neighborhood. The circumstances of his death were being investigated by Mexican authorities.

The Colorado Springs, Colorado, resident - a member of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) arrived in Mexico City in early June after graduating from Grinnell College with a bachelor's degree in Spanish and a concentration in Latin American studies.

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Comments

[Elaine]

Tragic. He had Everything thing to live for & now found dead in an elevator shaft. RIP Armando. Thoughts to his parents, friends & family.

[Arthur]

From what I understand, an obviously beautiful young man both inside and out, talented and wise beyond his years. Another gay angel ascends from this place we call earth. Rest in heavenly peace Armando.