US Citizen Wounded and 2 Mexican Nationals Shot Dead at Cancun Beach

Yaqui for Borderland Beat 

A shooting at a Cancún beach left two Mexicans dead and a US tourist wounded on Friday. The American tourist was wounded by a stray bullet during a shooting attack on a Mexican beach. 

The unidentified woman was caught in the crossfire of possible gang violence on Friday. She was taken to hospital while two men reportedly died of bullet wounds at the beach.

An American tourist was wounded by a stray bullet while she was caught in the crossfire of suspected cartel violence in Mexico's Caribbean coast resort of Cancun on Friday, the Associated Press reported.

The prosecutor's office in the state of Quintana Roo said a "foreign woman" had been taken to hospital for treatment, while two unidentified men apparently died of bullet wounds at the scene, according to AP.

 The two Mexican men were the apparent targets of the attack.

The incident occurred around 2 pm at Playa Tortugas, an area with a number of hotels that is frequented both by tourists and locals.

According to witnesses, two people fired at two street or playa vendors, both of whom died. A woman from the US was hit in the shoulder by a stray bullet and taken to the hospital. The aggressors fled on personal watercraft.

A US tourist in Cancun was wounded by a stray bullet when gunmen on jet skis reportedly killed 2 men at the beach. Local authorities attending to the aid of the innocent bystander.

“Two males lost their lives due to gunshots. A foreign woman was injured and was taken to the hospital to receive medical attention. Police activated search protocols to find the aggressors, ” wrote the Quintana Roo Attorney General's Office on Twitter.

The unidentified woman was caught in the crossfire of possible gang violence on Friday, she was identified first as a "foreigner" and later confirmed as a US Citizen. 

DeShe was taken to hospital while two men reportedly died of bullet wounds at the beach.

An American tourist was wounded by a stray bullet while she was caught in the crossfire of suspected cartel violence in Mexico's Caribbean coast resort of Cancun on Friday, the Associated Press reported.

The prosecutor's office in the state of Quintana Roo said a "foreign woman" had been taken to hospital for treatment, while two unidentified men apparently died of bullet wounds at the scene, according to AP. The tourist was not named but a local official confirmed she was American.

The state is both a destination for drug sales and a transfer point for drug shipments. Ah Video published by De Peso newspaper:  It shows a woman with bloody shoulders asking for water while being taken to an ambulance.

"Water," she says in the video. “It's hot. It's water. It's water. "

#AlMomento Dos ejecutados y una extranjera herida como daño colateral, es el saldo de un ataque armado en Playa Tortugas de Cancún. pic.twitter.com/y49zwgdO15

— De Peso (@DePeso_) June 11, 2021

According to the Sun, the attack was unfolded when a jet ski assailant reportedly fired a weapon at a target on the beach called Playa Tortugas. After the attack, the hitman escaped on the water.

Some drug cartels operate with attacks deployed. Cancun is a favorable retail drug market. AP reports that in the first four months of 2021, there were approximately 200 killings in the state associated with cartel violence.

Violence has declined in the state since its peak in 2018 and 2019. There were 209 killings in the first four months of 2021, compared to 266 in the same period of 2020.

Sources: MND / BI  / WNews / De Peso -Twitter