Reckoning on a dream beach: jet ski killers kill 30-year-old man
Cancún (Mexico) - Terrible scenes in front of a five-star hotel in Cancún: On Wednesday, unknown assassins opened fire on a 30-year-old man. Terrified tourists were forced to watch. The man killed is believed to be a member of organized crime.
It was supposed to be a relaxing day at the beach for the tourists, but suddenly shots were fired outside the exclusive resort hotel. The vacationers were overcome with panic. A dead man was left behind in the white sand.
It was disturbing scenes that took place on Wednesday afternoon in the beach area of the "Riu Palace Las Américas" hotel in Cancún(Mexico), reported the local media"Quintana Roo".
Two men on jet skis came to the beach, approached a 30-year-old Mexican man and apparently wanted to settle accounts. When the man saw the assassins, he wanted to run away, eyewitnesses told T13.
But the killers had no mercy: he was riddled with bullets and lay dead on the beach. Then the two assassins got on their jet skis and took off. Numerous beach guests had to watch it all.
When the first shots were fired, the vacationers fled to safety and sought shelter in the hotel lobby. Later, security forces rushed to the scene, cordoned off the area and covered the dead man with a blue blanket.
Drug war in Cancún: Dream destination drowns in violence
After the bloody crime on Cancún beach, further background information has emerged.
As"El Universal" currently reports, the man who was killed is said to have been deeply involved in criminal activities. The 30-year-old is said to have been involved in the flourishing drug trade in the popular tourist destination and is alleged to have been involved in several murders.
Review: On July 28, gunmen opened fire on the beach in Cancún. A child was fatally shot in a hail of bullets - Santiago was only twelve years old. The gunmen were able to escape on jet skis. The public prosecutor's office now assumes that the 30-year-old who was killed on Wednesday was driving the getaway vehicle.
The hotel also responded. The dead man was not a guest of the posh five-star hotel and was not a member of the staff, according to a statement.
Murders like the most recent one happen with sad regularity in Cancún. Armed drug gangs wage a brutal war for power and influence on the beaches of the dream destination. Although the criminals do not usually target tourists, holidaymakers are repeatedly caught in the gangs' crossfire - sometimes with fatal consequences.