One Killed in Jet Ski Escape After Shooting Near Cancun Resort

October 3, 2024 by No Comments

A Mexican man was fatally shot in broad daylight near a luxury resort in Cancun on Wednesday afternoon, in what authorities believe was a targeted attack carried out by two suspects who escaped on jet skis, according to a local report.

The shooting occurred around noon behind the Riu Caribe hotel, when witnesses reported that two individuals approached the victim on foot, the

The victim, believed to be in his 30s, sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The suspects then fled to the beach and boarded jet skis. A marina boat pursued the suspects but was unsuccessful, the report said.

The hotel issued a statement confirming that the victim was neither a guest nor an employee of the hotel, according to the report. 

Authorities have yet to release the man’s identity or any information about the assailants.

This latest incident follows a in the resort town in July. Gunmen riding jet skis opened fire on a rival drug dealer on a beach, during which a young boy was apparently hit by stray bullets, Mexican prosecutors said at the time.

Territorial disputes between drug dealers have resulted in the deaths of several tourists in the resorts along Mexico’s  in recent years.

In 2022, two Canadians were killed in Playa del Carmen, south of Cancun, apparently due to debts between international  gangs.

In 2021, further south in Tulum, two tourists — one a California travel blogger born in India and a German national — were killed when they were apparently caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between