Paradise Lost: Behind the Glitz of Cancun’s Beaches, a Culture of Fear and Bloodshed Lurks

CANCUN.- A man was shot dead in front of tourists in a beach area of ​​the Spanish hotel complex Rio Palacein it boulevard Kukulcán.

Those responsible managed to escape on jet skis and then, it turned out, they left the tourist area in a public transport truck.

The victim was allegedly a “shooter”; That is, he was dedicated to selling drugs in small quantities.

Man executed in hotel in Cancun’s Hotel Zone

The murder in Cancun Hotel Zone It happened after noon on Wednesday when unknown individuals attacked, on at least four occasions, an alleged merchant who operated as a “shooter” in the lounge area.

During the detonations, bathers, mostly foreign tourists, threw themselves on the ground to avoid being injured by a stray bullet.

#Cancun 🚨⚠️ The alerts went off in the hotel zone of Cancun, due to the alleged execution of a man by shooting.

Tourists, upon hearing the gunshots, quickly took shelter at the Riu Hotel. pic.twitter.com/h8Ev4yHp00

— Diario de Yucatán (@DiariodeYucatan) October 2, 2024

Paramedics from a private company arrived at the scene to try to provide pre-hospital care, but unfortunately the victim no longer had vital signs.

According to reports from Meganewsthe same medical unit was seen traveling towards the center of the city, being guarded.

So far it is unknown if he was transporting a person injured in the attack.

Aggressors flee on jet skis

Minutes after the attack, it emerged that the alleged perpetrators fled aboard jet skis.

They were later captured by the C5 cameras, presumably boarding a public transport bus, without any further information regarding the events.

The heavy police deployment was recorded in different areas such as Puerto Juarez and Las Perlas Beach.

So far no people have been arrested.

Homicide would be related to the death of a minor

First investigations of the State Attorney General’s Office (FGR) from Quintana Roo They relate the deceased to the death of a minor, near the same place, on July 28.

The man murdered in the beach area of ​​the Riu Palace hotel allegedly drove the jet ski from which another subject fired a firearm last July.

And minor lost his life from a gunshot wound.

Today’s attack occurred at the same site as the homicide in July, for which two men are linked to the process.

The detainees are also accused of allegedly killing two people on a bus that was traveling through the Kukulcan Boulevard on July 1st.

Regarding the events recorded today, the FGE opened an investigation file to find the two responsible, who arrived at the scene and in what was a direct attack, one of them shot at the deceased person, a Mexican national.

After the attack with a firearm, personnel from the FGE, headed by the Attorney General, arrived at the site. Raciel López Salazar.

Elements of the Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of National Defense, National guard y Tourist Policeto begin the corresponding investigations.

In this event, the Prosecutor’s Office maintains as its first line of investigation that related to crimes against health in the form of drug dealing.

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