Targeted Shooting in Cancun Kills Mexican Man
- October 4, 2024 06:03am
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A Mexican man was shot dead in broad daylight near a luxury resort in Cancun on Wednesday afternoon in what authorities believe was a targeted shooting carried out by two suspects who fled on jet skis.
A Mexican man, believed to be in his 30s, was shot and killed behind a luxurious hotel in the resort town of Cancun on Wednesday, according to a local report.
The shooting happened around noon behind the Riu Caribe hotel when witnesses say two beachgoers approached the male victim on foot, the Riviera Maya News reported.
Targeted Shooting in Cancun Kills Mexican Man
The victim, believed to be in his 30s, was shot several times. The suspects then ran to the beach and hopped onto jet skis. A marina boat pursued the suspects without success, the report said.
The hotel released a statement that said the victim was neither a guest nor an employee of the hotel, according to the report.
Targeted Shooting in Cancun Kills Mexican Man
Authorities have yet to release the man’s identity or any information about the gunmen.
The latest incident comes after a 12-year-old boy was shot and killed in the resort town in July. Gunmen riding jet skis opened fire on a rival drug dealer on a beach when the boy was apparently struck by stray bullets, Mexican prosecutors said at the time.
Targeted Shooting in Cancun Kills Mexican Man
Authorities did not immediately release any information about a motive for the shooting or about the suspects.
Territorial disputes between drug dealers have cost the lives of several tourists in the resorts along Mexico’s Caribbean coast in recent years.
In 2022, two Canadians were killed in Playa del Carmen, south of Cancun, apparently because of debts between international drug and weapons trafficking gangs.
The deadly shooting was the latest instance of rival drug dealers in Mexico killing innocent victims over their disputes.
In 2021, further south in Tulum, two tourists — one a California travel blogger born in India and a German national — were killed when they apparently were caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between rival drug dealers.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The incident has raised concerns about the safety of tourists in Cancun, which is one of Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations.
In recent years, there have been several other shootings in Cancun, including a shooting in January 2017 that killed two Canadian tourists and a Mexican man.
The Mexican government has deployed additional security forces to Cancun in an effort to crack down on crime.
However, the latest shooting shows that the problem of drug-related violence in Mexico is far from over.
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